Enterprise zones and individual welfare: A case study of California

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-203

  Bostic, Raphael W ^a   Prohofsky, Allen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Franchise Tax Board   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME; WAGE; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646071801     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4146.2006.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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