Replacing churches and mason lodges? Tax exemptions and rural development

Luc Behaghel, Adrien Lorenceau and Simon Quantin

Journal of Public Economics, 2015, vol. 125, issue C, 1-15

Abstract: This paper analyzes a tax credit program targeted at rural areas in France, including temporary and permanent wage subsidies on different types of jobs. We find no impact of the program on employment and wages, pointing to the absence of labor demand response. Comparison with a contemporaneous urban scheme suggests ways that the incentives of the rural program could be targeted more effectively.

Keywords: Tax exemptions; Rural development; Enterprise zones (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H32 J23 J32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2015.03.006

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