Place-Based Policies for Shared Economic Growth

Much research points to the impact that physical location has on people’s childhood experiences, development, opportunities, earning potential, incarceration rates, and adult well-being. Underserved communities, then, need to receive investment to break the cycles of poverty that their residents can fall into. On September 28, the Brookings Institution will host a conversation about place-based strategies that create economic growth for such underserved communities and their residents. With speakers from government bureaus, academia, and economic agencies, along with experts in the field, new research, lessons, and policies for development and mobility will be discussed.