DO CAPITAL TAX INCENTIVES ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES? EVIDENCE ACROSS INDUSTRIES FROM THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 733-753

  Harger, Kaitlyn ^a   Ross, Amanda ^b  

^a FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CAPITAL; EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; LOCATION DECISION; TAX INCENTIVE;

EID: 84977111481     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jors.12286     Document Type: Article

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