State Enterprise Zone Programs: Have They Worked?

Alan H. Peters and Peter S. Fisher
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Alan H. Peters: University of Iowa
Peter S. Fisher: University of Iowa

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Abstract: Peters and Fisher evaluate 75 enterprise zones (EZs) located in 13 states to gain an understanding of the overall effectiveness of state enterprise zones. Faced with a paucity of data on EZs that could be used in standard economic analysis, the authors employ a hypothetical firm model in which they apply various EZ and non-EZ incentives to financial statements created for a set of "typical" firms. Observing the impacts of both types of incentives on firms' financial statements allow Peters and Fisher to predict the firms' resulting behavior.

Keywords: enterprise zones; regional economic development; tax incentives; tax credits; brownfields (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R11 R12 R15 R38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
ISBN: cloth 9780880992503 paper 9780880992497
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