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Inter-Jurisdictional Competition For Sales Tax Revenues: A Natural Experiment Of Destination Retail Outlets

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  • G. Jason JOLLEY

    (Assistant Professor and MPA Director, Ohio University, Voinovich School of Leadership & Public Affairs)

  • Anirudh V.S. RUHIL

    (Associate Professor, Ohio University, Voinovich School of Leadership & Public Affairs)

  • Stephen KLEINSCHMIT

    (Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University, School of Public Affairs and Administration)

  • Aleksey KOLPAKOV

    (Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, Political Science Department)

Abstract

In an age of increased competition for economic growth, attracting destination retail is becoming an increasingly popular development strategy. Local governments engage in inter-jurisdictional competition to attract large-scale retail outlets, which may also serve as a lucrative source of local government sales tax revenue. This study uses a natural experiment design to examine sales tax revenue collections in a seven county region in the state of North Carolina in the United States focusing on the entrance of the Tanger Outlet Mall in Alamance County. After its opening, the county experienced several years of increased sales tax collections, particularly for apparel, relative to the surrounding region. Our evidence suggests that destination retail may prove a desirable strategy for promoting development, though we posit that structural changes in retail and apparel markets, as well as state tax policies, may work to undermine the utility of this approach as means of generating local tax revenue.

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  • G. Jason JOLLEY & Anirudh V.S. RUHIL & Stephen KLEINSCHMIT & Aleksey KOLPAKOV, 2017. "Inter-Jurisdictional Competition For Sales Tax Revenues: A Natural Experiment Of Destination Retail Outlets," Regional Science Inquiry, Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists, vol. 0(1), pages 53-62, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:hrs:journl:v:ix:y:2017:i:1:p:53-62
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    Keywords

    Tanger; outlet malls; sales tax; LOST; destination retail;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H73 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • R5 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis
    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics
    • L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
    • Z38 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Policy

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