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Place-Based Strategies: Strengthening Local Economies Through Labor Market Policies
August 12
@
1:30 pm
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3:00 pm
EDT
Place plays an important role in the economic outcomes of residents. Place-based strategies have long been used  to address employment and mobility barriers in lower-income communities. However, evidence on the effectiveness of such initiatives has been mixed. Researchers in this seminar will examine the impact of workforce development programs, share ideas to improve them, and offer insights to help inform future strategies.
2026 Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series
Where people live can affect their financial well-being and job prospects. This is especially true for residents of lower-income neighborhoods. Join us for the 2026 Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series, Place-Based Strategies: Strengthening Local Economies.
In this year’s three seminars, experts will share their research on job market conditions, the impact of community-focused strategies, and how investments can help local economies thrive.
Join us to explore how research and effective strategies can create opportunities that benefit local communities as a whole.
Addtional events:
Place-Based Strategies: Strengthening Local Economies in Low-Income Communities
Place-Based Strategies: Strengthening Rural Economies through Investment
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Free
Introductory speaker
Karen Leone de Nie
Community Affairs Officer and Vice President of Community and Economic Development
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Seminar Facilitators
Alexander Ruder
Assistant Vice President, Community and Economic Development 
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Adam Scavette
Community Development Economic Advisor
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Panelists
Matthew Freedman
Dean’s Professor and Chair, Department of Economics
University of California, Irvine
Ashley Palmer
Associate Professor
Texas Christian University
Laura Peck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy and Principal Faculty Fellow at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
Brett Theodos
Director, Center for Local Finance and Growth
Housing and Communities Division
Urban Institute
Presented by
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
https://www.atlantafed.org/
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
Location
This is a virtual-only event
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