The Effect of Georgia's Job Tax Credit Program on Job Creation

Shiferaw Gurmu (), David L. Sjoquist () and Laura Wheeler ()
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Shiferaw Gurmu: Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
David L. Sjoquist: Center for State and Local Finance, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
Laura Wheeler: Ernst & Young

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Abstract: This report presents estimates of the causal effect of Georgia’s job tax credit program on county employment. The information herein is drawn from a previously published article (Gurmu, Sjoquist, & Wheeler 2021) and summarizes our empirical results but ignores methodological details, which can be found in the article. The causal effects of job creation tax credits on employment are estimated using the exogenous spatial and time variations in the value of the credits across Georgia's 159 counties over a 15-year period. We obtain mixed results, but in general they provide little evidence for the proposition that job creation tax credits create additional employment.

Keywords: Job creation tax credits; State employment growth; State economic development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2022-07-01
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