How Forward-Looking Investors Can Incentivize the Creation of Quality Jobs
Published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Private and public entities investing in businesses have a key role to play in bolstering quality work opportunities. This brief describes three promising strategies investors are using to promote higher-quality jobs: 1) prioritizing and incentivizing quality jobs via loan requirements, including reduced interest rates or loan fees, or through their procurement practices; 2) equipping businesses with tools to support quality jobs; and 3) measuring and tracking progress against these over time. The greater part of the brief presents several examples of how funders are working with businesses to pioneer strategies to encourage and invest in quality job creation and preservation.
