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Evaluating State and Local Business Incentives

The review finds evidence of direct employment near some subsidized firms but no strong evidence that firm-specific tax incentives raise broader state or local economic growth.

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Slattery, Cailin, and Owen Zidar. Journal of Economic Perspectives 34(2), 2020, 90–118.

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The review finds evidence of direct employment near some subsidized firms but no strong evidence that firm-specific tax incentives raise broader state or local economic growth.

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