Not just another determinants piece: Path dependency and local tax abatements

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 491-504

  Reese, Laura A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; LABOR POLICY; TAX SYSTEM;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646091085     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2006.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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