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Do Film Incentive Programs Promote Economic Activity? A Comment on O'Brien and Lane

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Nina O’Brien and Christianne Lane’s recent paper in Regional Studies examines film industry incentives by U.S. states to promote economic development, a form of program that is now pervasive in the United States. The paper is titled “Effects of Economic Incentives in the American Film Industry: An Ecological Approach.” The paper gives an impression that the presence of such programs is economically positive overall, but its findings are in fact mixed and rather murky. This comment raises a fundamental concern about the coding of the data, a concern which casts doubt on the empirical findings.

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  • John Charles Bradbury, 2020. "Do Film Incentive Programs Promote Economic Activity? A Comment on O'Brien and Lane," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 17(1), pages 1-56–65, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ejw:journl:v:17:y:2020:i:1:p:56-65
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    1. Nina F. O’Brien & Christianne J. Lane, 2018. "Effects of economic incentives in the American film industry: an ecological approach," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(6), pages 865-875, June.
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    Keywords

    incentives; film industry; economic development;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R38 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Government Policy
    • Z11 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economics of the Arts and Literature
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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