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Tax Incentive Requests and Offers in a State Economic Development Program

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  • Gabe, Todd M.

    (The Ohio State University)

  • Kraybill, David S.

    (The Ohio State University)

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This paper analyzes expansion, relocation, and new business projects in Ohio between 1993 and 1995 to determine the characteristics that influence a project's probability of receiving a tax incentive from the state. Empirical results indicate that establishment size and age, high local wages, and high local air pollution levels decrease a project's probability of receiving tax assistance from the state government. The number of new jobs promised by the business establishment and the size of the county labor force increase a project's likelihood of receiving an incentive.

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  • Gabe, Todd M. & Kraybill, David S., 1998. "Tax Incentive Requests and Offers in a State Economic Development Program," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 28(3), pages 1-14, Winter.
    • Handle: RePEc:rre:publsh:v:28:y:1998:i:3:p:1-14
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