An equilibrium model of tax abatement: City and firm characteristics as determinants of abatement generosity

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 805-819

  Byrnes, Patricia ^a   Marvel, Mary K ^b   Sridhar, Kala ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; TAX SYSTEM;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032789993     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10780879922184211     Document Type: Article

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