Making Sense of Incentives

Making Sense of Incentives
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Publisher : W.E. Upjohn Institute
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 9780880996686
ISBN-13 : 0880996684
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Book Synopsis Making Sense of Incentives by : Timothy J. Bartik

Download or read book Making Sense of Incentives written by Timothy J. Bartik and published by W.E. Upjohn Institute. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bartik provides a clear and concise overview of how state and local governments employ economic development incentives in order to lure companies to set up shop—and provide new jobs—in needy local labor markets. He shows that many such incentive offers are wasteful and he provides guidance, based on decades of research, on how to improve these programs.


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