Do tax incentives affect investment?: An analysis of the new markets tax credit

Public Finance Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-398

  Gurley Calvez, Tami ^a   Gilbert, Thomas J ^b   Harper, Katherine ^c   Marples, Donald J ^d   Daly, Kevin ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Government Accountability Office   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d Congressional Research Service ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Community development; Investment; New markets tax credit; Panel data; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349329550     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: 15527530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091142109332846     Document Type: Article

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