Investment incentives and the relative demand for skilled labor: Evidence from accelerated depreciation policies in China
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Keywords
Tax incentives; Accelerated depreciation; Relative demand for skilled labor; Financing constraints; Tax compliance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
- G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
- H32 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Firm
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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