Political Economy of Targeted Economic Development Incentives, The

Matthew Mitchell (), Daniel Sutter and Scott Eastman
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Daniel Sutter: Troy University
Scott Eastman: George Mason University

The Review of Regional Studies, 2018, vol. 48, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: The use of targeted economic development incentives—or selective financial and regulatory incentives to encourage particular firms to relocate or expand—has proliferated in recent decades. However, the relationship between these targeted incentives and another approach to economic development, economic freedom, has not been studied. This article reviews several new studies assessing this relationship, and provides a review of academic literature evaluating how targeted incentives affect communities as a whole, including those firms and industries not receiving subsidies from government. It concludes by discussing areas for future work.

Keywords: economic development incentives; tax increment financing; business subsidies; local economic development; deal-closing funds; targeted economic development incentives; economic freedom; subsidies; economic growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F43 H11 H25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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