Biography for George Erickcek
Senior Regional Analyst
W.E. UpJohn Institute
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mr. Erickcek will be focusing on Michigan's economy, energy systems and the affects to Michigan and it's industries.
Mr. Erickcek’s responsibilities include conducting research and analysis on regional economic and employment issues, preparing regional economic impact studies, evaluating local development efforts, and writing Business Outlook for West Michigan, the Institute's quarterly report that examines the economic conditions and performance of metropolitan areas in West Michigan. In 2001, Mr. Erickcek became a co-editor of the Economic Development Quarterly, a national journal that explores economic development issues.
His more recent studies include:
- Dashboard Indicators for the Northeast Ohio Economy, prepared for the Fund for Our Economic Future, (with Randall Eberts and Jack Kleinhenz), April 2006
- Gap Analysis of the Current Financial Services Network in Calhoun County, (with Bridget Timmeney and Brad Watts) July, 2004
- The Role of Partnerships in Economic Development and Labor Markets in the United States, (with Randall W. Eberts) Working Paper 02-75, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2002.
His more recent publications include:
- Small Cities Blues: Looking for Growth Factors in Small and Medium-sized Cities, (with Hannah McKinney), Economic Development Quarterly (20)3: 232-258 (August 2006).
- “Preparing A Local Fiscal Benefit-Cost Analysis,” IQ Report, International City/County ICMA Management Association, (37)3, 2005.
- “Economic Development Policy in Michigan,” (with Timothy Bartik and Peter Eisinger) and “Economic Performance of Michigan Cities and Metropolitan Areas,” (with David Crary and Allen C. Goodman), both published in Michigan at the Millennium, Michigan State University Press 2003.
- "Evaluating Business Development Incentives," (with Kenneth E. Poole, Donald T. Iannone, Nancy McCrea and Pofen Salem), prepared for U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, published by National Association of State Development Agencies, 1999.
- Mr. Erickcek received his M.A. in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1982. Prior to joining the Institute in 1987, he served as Economic Analyst for the West Michigan Regional Planning Commission.