William Anthony Testa

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Economic Research Department
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (United States)
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Citations

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Working papers

1. William H. Oakland & William A. Testa, 1998. "Can the benefits principle be applied to state-local taxation of business?," Working Paper Series WP-98-16, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

   Cited by:

   1. Robert Tannenwald, 2004. "Massachusetts business taxes: unfair? inadequate? uncompetitive?," Public Policy Discussion Paper 04-4, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

2. Thomas H. Klier & Richard H. Mattoon & William A. Testa, 1997. "Assessing the Midwest economy: looking back for the future : report of findings," Assessing the Midwest Economy 7, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

   Cited by:

   1. Geoffrey J. D. Hewings, 2001. "New Goals for New Rural Policies," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 24(1), pages 146-160, January.

3. William H. Oakland & William A. Testa, 1995. "Community development-fiscal interactions: a review of the literature," Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues 95-6, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

   Cited by:

   1. Richard E. Kaglic & William A. Testa, 1999. "Slow work force growth: a challenge for the Midwest?," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 23(Q II), pages 31-46.

4. Donald A. Hanson & Richard F. Kosobud & William A. Testa, 1993. "Cost effective control of urban smog," Proceedings 5, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

   Cited by:

   1. Tietenberg, Tom, 1998. "Ethical influences on the evolution of the US tradable permit approach to air pollution control," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(2-3), pages 241-257, February.
   2. Thomas H. Klier & Richard H. Mattoon & Michael Ari Prager, 1996. "A mixed bag: assessment of market performance and firm trading behavior in the NOx RECLAIM program," Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues WP-96-12, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
   3. Dorris, Gary W. & Mount, Timothy D., 1996. "Redesigning Environmental Strategies To Reduce The Cost Of Meeting Urban Air Pollution Standards," Working Papers 127894, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.

5. William A. Testa, 1992. "Trends and prospects for rural manufacturing," Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues 92-12, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
   • William A. Testa, 1993. "Trends and prospects for rural manufacturing," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 17(Mar), pages 27-36.

   Cited by:

   1. Blair, John P. & Traynor, Thomas & Duan, Manjiang, 2004. "Retail Development in Rural Counties: Evidence from the Upper Midwest," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 34(1), pages 1-16.
   2. Chris Barfels & Mike A. Singer, 1996. "The food manufacturing industry in the Midwest," Assessing the Midwest Economy RE-6, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
   3. Thomas H. Klier, 1993. "How lean manufacturing changes the way we understand the manufacturing sector," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 17(May), pages 2-9.
   4. Henderson, Jason R. & McNamara, Kevin T., 2000. "The Location Of Food Manufacturing Plant Investments In Corn Belt Counties," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 25(2), pages 1-18, December.
   5. H. Fredrick Gale, 1999. "Adoption of Just-in-time Manufacturing By Rural and Urban Plants," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 29(2), pages 157-174, Fall.

6. William A. Testa, 1989. "Manufacturing's changeover to services in the Great Lakes economy," Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues 1989-21, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

   Cited by:

   1. Thomas H. Klier & William A. Testa & Alexei Zelenev, 2003. "Estimating U.S. metropolitan area export and import competition," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 27(Q IV), pages 13-27.
   2. Richard E. Kaglic & William A. Testa, 1999. "Slow work force growth: a challenge for the Midwest?," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 23(Q II), pages 31-46.

7. William A. Testa, 1989. "Metro area growth from 1976 to 1985: theory and evidence," Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues 1989/1, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

   Cited by:

   1. Strauss, Jack, 2013. "The Economic Gains to Colorado of Amendment 66," MPRA Paper 49928, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   2. Timothy J. Bartik, "undated". "Discussion [of the Effects of State and Local Public Services on Economic Development by Ronald C. Fisher]," Upjohn Working Papers tjb1997, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

8. Alenka S. Giese & William A. Testa, 1989. "Regional specialization and technology in manufacturing," Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues 89-8, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

   Cited by:

   1. J. David Richardson & Pamela J. Smith, 1995. "Sectoral Growth Across U.S. States: Factor Content, Linkages, and Trade," NBER Working Papers 5094, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

9. Alenka S. Giese & William A. Testa, 1987. "Measuring regional high tech activity with occupational data," Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues 1987/1, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

   Cited by:

   1. T Klak, 1989. "Does High Technology Polarize the Work Force?," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 7(2), pages 223-241, June.

Articles

1. William Sander & William Testa, 2013. "Education and the location of work: a continued economic role for central cities?," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 50(2), pages 577-590, April.

   Cited by:

   1. William Sander & William Testa, 2015. "Parents' education, school-age children and household location in American cities," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 94(3), pages 573-595, August.
      • William Sander & William Testa, 2013. "Parent's Education , School-Age Children, and Household Location in American Cities," ERSA conference papers ersa13p54, European Regional Science Association.

2. Britton Lombardi & William A. Testa, 2011. "Why are manufacturers struggling to hire high-skilled workers?," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue July.

   Cited by:

   1. Julianne E. Dunn & Joel Elvery, 2021. "Manufacturing Wage Premiums Have Diverged between Production and Nonproduction Workers," Cleveland Fed Regional Policy Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, issue 20211109, pages 1-26, November.

3. William Sander & William A. Testa, 2010. "Educational attainment and household location: the case of Chicago's lakefront," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 34(Q IV), pages 116-129.

   Cited by:

   1. William Sander & William Testa, 2015. "Parents' education, school-age children and household location in American cities," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 94(3), pages 573-595, August.
      • William Sander & William Testa, 2013. "Parent's Education , School-Age Children, and Household Location in American Cities," ERSA conference papers ersa13p54, European Regional Science Association.
   2. William A. Testa & William Sander, 2016. "Household Location and Economic Development in the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 30(3), pages 232-238, August.

4. William Sander & William A. Testa, 2009. "Education and Household Location in Chicago," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(1), pages 116-139, March.

   Cited by:

   1. William Sander & William Testa, 2013. "Education and the location of work: a continued economic role for central cities?," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 50(2), pages 577-590, April.
   2. William Sander & William Testa, 2015. "Parents' education, school-age children and household location in American cities," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 94(3), pages 573-595, August.
      • William Sander & William Testa, 2013. "Parent's Education , School-Age Children, and Household Location in American Cities," ERSA conference papers ersa13p54, European Regional Science Association.
   3. Germán M. Izón & Michael S. Hand & Daniel W. Mccollum & Jennifer A. Thacher & Robert P. Berrens, 2016. "Proximity to Natural Amenities: A Seemingly Unrelated Hedonic Regression Model with Spatial Durbin and Spatial Error Processes," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(4), pages 461-480, December.

5. Testa, William A. & Mattoon, Richard H., 2007. "Is There a Role for Gross Receipts Taxation?," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 60(4), pages 821-840, December.

   Cited by:

   1. Alberto Porto & Marcelo Garriga & Walter Rosales, 2017. "El Impuesto a los Ingresos Brutos y Alternativas de Reforma," Department of Economics, Working Papers 112, Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
      • Alberto Porto & Marcelo Garriga & Walter Rosales, 2017. "El Impuesto a los Ingresos Brutos y Alternativas de Reforma," IIE, Working Papers 112, IIE, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
   2. David Merriman, 2016. "What determines the level of local business property taxes?," Working Papers 16-2, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
   3. Elisabeth Gugl & George R. Zodrow, 2014. "The Efficiency of “Benefit-Related” Business Taxes," Working Papers 1406, Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation.
   4. Hansen, Benjamin & Miller, Keaton & Weber, Caroline, 2022. "Vertical integration and production inefficiency in the presence of a gross receipts tax," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 212(C).
   5. Jonathan Rork & Laura Wheeler, 2010. "An Exploration of Various Corporate Tax Structures in Georgia: Some Effects of Moving from Three-Factor Apportionment of Corporate Income to a Gross Receipts Tax," Chapters, in: Sally Wallace (ed.), State and Local Fiscal Policy, chapter 6, Edward Elgar Publishing.
   6. Alberto Porto & Diego Fernández Felices & Jorge Puig, 2019. "Análisis de las tasas municipales en la Provincia de Buenos Aires," CEFIP, Working Papers 034, CEFIP, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
   7. Iswahyudi, Heru, 2020. "The problem of gross receipts taxes in Indonesia: Economic distortions and policy options," MPRA Paper 100617, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   8. Benjamin Hansen & Keaton Miller & Caroline Weber, 2017. "Getting into the Weeds of Tax Invariance," NBER Working Papers 23632, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

6. William A. Testa, 2006. "Headquarters Research and Implications for Local Development," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 20(2), pages 111-116, May.

   Cited by:

   1. Matthew Tonts & Michael Taylor, 2010. "Corporate Location, Concentration and Performance: Large Company Headquarters in the Australian Urban System," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 47(12), pages 2641-2664, November.
   2. Yi Wang & Yingming Zhu & Maojun Yu, 2023. "Identification of the most suitable areas for the development of headquarters economy in China: a theoretical framework and empirical case study," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(10), pages 11487-11515, October.
   3. David A. Fleming & Stephan J. Goetz, 2011. "Does Local Firm Ownership Matter?," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 25(3), pages 277-281, August.
   4. Coulson, N. Edward & Liu, Crocker H. & Villupuram, Sriram V., 2013. "Urban economic base as a catalyst for movements in real estate prices," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(6), pages 1023-1040.

7. Thomas H. Klier & Richard H. Mattoon & William A. Testa, 2005. "Challenges and prospects for Midwest manufacturing," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Mar.
   • Thomas H. Klier & Richard H. Mattoon & William A. Testa, 2005. "Challenges and prospects for Midwest manufacturing," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Mar.

   Cited by:

   1. Thomas H. Klier, 2005. "Determinants of supplier plant location: evidence from the auto industry," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 29(Q III), pages 2-15.

8. Thomas H. Klier & William A. Testa & Alexei Zelenev, 2003. "Estimating U.S. metropolitan area export and import competition," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 27(Q IV), pages 13-27.

   Cited by:

   1. Chen, Guangwu & Wiedmann, Thomas & Wang, Yafei & Hadjikakou, Michalis, 2016. "Transnational city carbon footprint networks – Exploring carbon links between Australian and Chinese cities," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 184(C), pages 1082-1092.
   2. Mills, Brian M. & Rosentraub, Mark S., 2013. "Hosting mega-events: A guide to the evaluation of development effects in integrated metropolitan regions," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 34(C), pages 238-246.
   3. Eli Miloslavsky & Howard J. Shatz, 2006. "Services Exports and the States: Measuring the Potential," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 20(1), pages 3-21, February.
      • Howard Shatz & Eli Miloslavsky, 2004. "Services Exports and the States: Measuring the Potential," PPIC Working Papers 2004.04, Public Policy Institute of California.

9. Jay Liao & William A. Testa & Alexei Zelenev, 2003. "Midwest manufacturing and trade with China," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Nov.

   Cited by:

   1. Steven B. Kamin & Mario Marazzi & John W. Schindler, 2004. "Is China \"exporting deflation\"?," International Finance Discussion Papers 791, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
   2. Steven B. Kamin & Mario Marazzi & John W. Schindler, 2006. "The Impact of Chinese Exports on Global Import Prices," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 14(2), pages 179-201, May.

10. Elizabeth Handlin & Margrethe Krontoft & William A. Testa, 2002. "Remittances and the unbanked," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Mar.

    Cited by:

    1. Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes & Susan Pozo, 2004. "On the Use of Differing Money Transmission Methods by Mexican Immigrants," Economic Working Papers at Centro de Estudios Andaluces E2004/06, Centro de Estudios Andaluces.

11. Thomas H. Klier & William A. Testa, 2002. "The Great Lakes border economy," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Jul.

    Cited by:

    1. Thomas H. Klier & William A. Testa & Alexei Zelenev, 2003. "Estimating U.S. metropolitan area export and import competition," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 27(Q IV), pages 13-27.
    2. Luca Papi & Emma Sarno & Alberto Zazzaro, 2017. "The geographical network of bank organizations: issues and evidence for Italy," Chapters, in: Ron Martin & Jane Pollard (ed.), Handbook on the Geographies of Money and Finance, chapter 8, pages 156-196, Edward Elgar Publishing.
       • Luca Papi & Emma Sarno & Alberto Zazzaro, 2015. "The Geographical Network of Bank Organizations: Issues and Evidence for Italy," CSEF Working Papers 403, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy.
       • Luca Papi & Emma Sarno & Alberto Zazzaro, 2015. "The geographical network of bank organizations: issues and evidence for Italy," Mo.Fi.R. Working Papers 105, Money and Finance Research group (Mo.Fi.R.) - Univ. Politecnica Marche - Dept. Economic and Social Sciences.
    3. Thomas H. Klier, 2005. "Determinants of supplier plant location: evidence from the auto industry," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 29(Q III), pages 2-15.
    4. Maki, Wilbur R., 1994. "From Global Competition To Regional Governance; New Paradigms For Regional Policy In The 1990s," Staff Papers 14285, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.

12. Thomas H. Klier & William A. Testa, 2002. "Linkages across the border--the Great Lakes economy," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Jul.

    Cited by:

    1. Thomas H. Klier, 2005. "Determinants of supplier plant location: evidence from the auto industry," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 29(Q III), pages 2-15.
    2. Thomas Klier & James M. Rubenstein, 2013. "The evolving geography of the US motor vehicle industry," Chapters, in: Frank Giarratani & Geoffrey J.D. Hewings & Philip McCann (ed.), Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography, chapter 2, pages 38-66, Edward Elgar Publishing.

13. Thomas H. Klier & William A. Testa, 2002. "Location trends of large company headquarters during the 1990s," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 26(Q II), pages 12-26.

    Cited by:

    1. Matthew Tonts & Michael Taylor, 2010. "Corporate Location, Concentration and Performance: Large Company Headquarters in the Australian Urban System," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 47(12), pages 2641-2664, November.
    2. Song, Moohoun & Orazem, Peter & Singh, Rajesh, 2006. "Broadband Access, Telecommuting and the Urban-Rural Digital Divide," Staff General Research Papers Archive 12495, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
       • Singh, Rajesh & Orazem, Peter F. & Song, Moohoun, 2006. "Broadband Access, Telecommuting and the Urban-Rural Digital Divide," Working Papers 18214, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    3. James E. Rauch & Joel Watson, 2015. "Client-Based Entrepreneurship," The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press, vol. 31(1), pages 30-60.
       • James E. Rauch & Joel Watson, 2010. "Client-Based Entrepreneurship," NBER Working Papers 15933, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    4. Thomas H. Klier, 2006. "Where the Headquarters Are: Location Patterns of Large Public Companies, 1990-2000," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 20(2), pages 117-128, May.
    5. Murat Arik, 2006. "The Health Care Industry in the Nashville MSA: Its Scope and Impact on the Regional Economy," Studies 200706, Middle Tennessee State University, Business and Economic Research Center.
       • Murat Arik, 2010. "The Health Care Industry in the Nashville MSA: Its Scope and Impact on the Regional Economy," Studies 201002, Middle Tennessee State University, Business and Economic Research Center.
    6. Card, David & Hallock, Kevin F. & Moretti, Enrico, 2010. "The geography of giving: The effect of corporate headquarters on local charities," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 94(3-4), pages 222-234, April.
    7. Shahid Ali & Junrui Zhang & Muhammad Usman & Farman Ullah Khan & Amir Ikram & Bilal Anwar, 2019. "Sub-National Institutional Contingencies and Corporate Social Responsibility Performance: Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-21, October.
    8. Richard Gregory & John R. Lombard & Bruce Seifert, 2005. "Impact of Headquarters Relocation on the Operating Performance of the Firm," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 19(3), pages 260-270, August.
    9. Pantzalis, Christos & Park, Jung Chul, 2014. "Too close for comfort? Geographic propinquity to political power and stock returns," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 57-78.
    10. William A. Testa, 2006. "Headquarters Research and Implications for Local Development," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 20(2), pages 111-116, May.
    11. Calluzzo, Paul & Wang, Wei & Wu, Serena, 2021. "SEC scrutiny shopping," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
    12. Pietro Alessandrini & Andrea Filippo Presbitero & Alberto Zazzaro, 2008. "Global Banking and Local Markets," Mo.Fi.R. Working Papers 4, Money and Finance Research group (Mo.Fi.R.) - Univ. Politecnica Marche - Dept. Economic and Social Sciences.
    13. Jian Xu & Xi Yang & Daqi Xin & Wencang Zhou & Xiaoyang Zhu, 2019. "Firm Location And Innovation: Evidence From Chinese Listed Firms," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(04), pages 1-20, December.
    14. Perttu Kähäri & Iiris Saittakari & Rebecca Piekkari & Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen, 2017. "Explaining Mandate Loss of Regional Headquarters: The Difference between Full and Partial Loss," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 54(8), pages 1206-1240, December.
    15. Deschryvere, Matthias, 2009. "Mobility of Corporate Headquarter Functions: A Literature Review," Discussion Papers 1203, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.
    16. Bryan W. Husted & Dima Jamali & Walid Saffar, 2016. "Near and dear? The role of location in CSR engagement," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(10), pages 2050-2070, October.
    17. Jiang, Dequan & Li, Weiping & Shen, Yongjian & Zhang, Ying, 2022. "Does air quality affect firms’ investment efficiency? Evidence from China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 1-17.

14. Thomas H. Klier & William A. Testa, 2001. "Headquarters wanted: principals only need apply," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Jul.

    Cited by:

    1. Richard Gregory & John R. Lombard & Bruce Seifert, 2005. "Impact of Headquarters Relocation on the Operating Performance of the Firm," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 19(3), pages 260-270, August.

15. William H. Oakland & William A. Testa, 2000. "The Benefit Principle as a Preferred Approach to Taxing Business in the Midwest," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 14(2), pages 154-164, May.

    Cited by:

    1. Timothy J. Bartik, 2004. "Evaluating the Impacts of Local Economic Development Policies on Local Economic Outcomes: What Has Been Done and What Is Doable?," Book chapters authored by Upjohn Institute researchers, in: Evaluating Local Economic and Employment Development: How to Access Waht Works Among Programmes and Policies, pages 113-142, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
       • Timothy J. Bartik, 2002. "Evaluating the Impacts of Local Economic Development Policies On Local Economic Outcomes: What Has Been Done and What is Doable?," Upjohn Working Papers 03-89, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    2. Drucker, Joshua & Funderburg, Richard & Merriman, David & Weber, Rachel, 2020. "Do local governments use business tax incentives to compensate for high business property taxes?," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).
    3. Richard M. Bird, 2014. "A Better Local Business Tax: The BVT," IMFG Papers 18, University of Toronto, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance.

16. Surya Sen & William A. Testa, 1999. "School choice and competition," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Jul.

    Cited by:

    1. Driscoll, Donna & Halcoussis, Dennis & Svorny, Shirley, 2003. "School district size and student performance," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 22(2), pages 193-201, April.
    2. Driscoll, Donna & Halcoussis, Dennis & Svorny, Shirley, 2008. "Gains in standardized test scores: Evidence of diminishing returns to achievement," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 27(2), pages 211-220, April.

17. Thomas H. Klier & Richard H. Mattoon & William A. Testa, 1997. "Assessing the Midwest economy: looking back for the future--a summary," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Jun.

    Cited by:

    1. Moderator & Mark Drabenstott, 2000. "New goals for new rural policies : discussion," Proceedings – Rural and Agricultural Conferences, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, issue Oct, pages 183-186.
    2. Geoffrey J. D. Hewings, 2000. "New goals for rural policies," Proceedings – Rural and Agricultural Conferences, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, issue Oct, pages 169-182.
    3. Geoffrey J. D. Hewings, 2001. "New Goals for New Rural Policies," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 24(1), pages 146-160, January.

18. William H. Oakland & William A. Testa, 1996. "State-local business taxation and the benefits principle," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 20(Jan), pages 2-19.

    Cited by:

    1. Theodore M. Crone, 1997. "Where have all the factory jobs gone - and why?," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue May, pages 3-18.
    2. Timothy J. Bartik, 2004. "Incentive Solutions," Upjohn Working Papers 04-99, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    3. Daphne A. Kenyon, 1997. "Theories of interjurisdictional competition," New England Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, issue Mar, pages 13-36.
    4. Dye, Richard F. & Merriman, David F., 2000. "The Effects of Tax Increment Financing on Economic Development," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(2), pages 306-328, March.
    5. Drucker, Joshua & Funderburg, Richard & Merriman, David & Weber, Rachel, 2020. "Do local governments use business tax incentives to compensate for high business property taxes?," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).
    6. Timothy J. Bartik, 2006. "How Do the Effects of Local Growth on Employment Rates Vary With Initial Labor Market Conditions," Upjohn Working Papers 09-148, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    7. Alberto Porto & Marcelo Garriga & Walter Rosales, 2017. "El Impuesto a los Ingresos Brutos y Alternativas de Reforma," Department of Economics, Working Papers 112, Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
       • Alberto Porto & Marcelo Garriga & Walter Rosales, 2017. "El Impuesto a los Ingresos Brutos y Alternativas de Reforma," IIE, Working Papers 112, IIE, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
    8. Alberto Porto, 2017. "Impuestos Subnacionales sobre la Producción. Aportes para la Discusión de la Reforma Tributaria," IIE, Working Papers 113, IIE, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
    9. Fox, William F. & Luna, LeAnn, 2002. "State Corporate Tax Revenue Trends: Causes and Possible Solutions," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 55(3), pages 491-508, September.
    10. DiNatale, Sadie & Lewis, Rebecca & Parker, Robert, 2018. "Short-term rentals in small cities in Oregon: Impacts and regulations," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 407-423.
    11. David Merriman, 2016. "What determines the level of local business property taxes?," Working Papers 16-2, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
    12. Robert Tannenwald, 2000. "The neutrality of Massachusetts' taxation of financial institutions," New England Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, issue May, pages 41-56.
    13. Jerram C. Betts & Cletus C. Coughlin, 1996. "The location of new foreign-owned manufacturing plants in the United States and Seventh Federal Reserve District," Assessing the Midwest Economy GL-5, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
    14. Timothy J. Bartik, 2003. "Local Economic Development Policies," Upjohn Working Papers 03-91, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    15. William H. Oakland & William A. Testa, 2000. "The Benefit Principle as a Preferred Approach to Taxing Business in the Midwest," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 14(2), pages 154-164, May.
    16. Alberto Porto, 2017. "Impuestos Subnacionales sobre la Producción. Aportes para la Discusión de la Reforma Tributaria," Department of Economics, Working Papers 113, Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
    17. Jiří Čermák & Martin Gürtler, 2014. "Influence of Criteria of Built-up Areas in the Village to the Total Share of Municipalities on Shared Taxes," Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionales, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, vol. 17(1), pages 43-59.
    18. Goodspeed, Timothy J., 1998. "Tax Competition, Benefit Taxes, and Fiscal Federalism," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 51(3), pages 579-586, September.

19. Richard H. Mattoon & William A. Testa, 1995. "Midwest approaches to school reform," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 19(Jan), pages 2-19.

    Cited by:

    1. Loeb, Susanna, 2001. "Estimating the effects of school finance reform: a framework for a federalist system," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 80(2), pages 225-247, May.
    2. László Á. Kóczy, 2009. "Központi felvételi rendszerek: Taktikázás és stabilitás," Working Paper Series 0901, Óbuda University, Keleti Faculty of Business and Management.
       • Kóczy Á., László, 2009. "Központi felvételi rendszerek. Taktikázás és stabilitás [Central admission systems. Stratagems and stability]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(5), pages 422-442.
    3. Atila Abdulkadiroglu & Tayfun Sönmez, 2003. "School Choice: A Mechanism Design Approach," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(3), pages 729-747, June.
    4. Hong, Kai & Zimmer, Ron, 2016. "Does Investing in School Capital Infrastructure Improve Student Achievement?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 143-158.

20. William H. Oakland & William A. Testa, 1995. "Does business development raise taxes?," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 19(Mar), pages 22-32.

    Cited by:

    1. Glen Atkinson & Ted Oleson, 1996. "Urban Sprawl as a Path Dependent Process," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 609-615, June.
    2. Federico Belotti & Edoardo Di Porto & Gianluca Santoni, 2016. "The Effect of Local Taxes on Firm Performance: Evidence from Geo-referenced Data," CSEF Working Papers 430, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy.
       • Federico Belotti & Edoardo Di Porto & Gianluca Santoni, 2016. "The Effect of Local Taxes on Firm Performance: Evidence from Geo-referenced Data," CEIS Research Paper 377, Tor Vergata University, CEIS, revised 13 Apr 2016.
       • Belotti, Federico & Di Porto, Edoardo & Santoni, Gianluca, 2016. "The effect of local taxes on firm performance: evidence from geo-referenced data," Working Paper Series 2016:3, Uppsala University, Department of Economics.
       • Federico Belotti & Edoardo di Porto & Gianluca Santoni, 2016. "The effect of local taxes on firm performance: evidence from geo referenced data," Working Papers 2016-03, CEPII research center.
       • Federico Belotti & Edoardo Di Porto & Gianluca Santoni, 2021. "The effect of local taxes on firm performance: Evidence from geo‐referenced data," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 61(2), pages 492-510, March.
    3. Richard H. Mattoon, 1995. "Can alternative forms of governance help metropolitan areas?," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 19(Nov), pages 20-32.

21. Jerry W. Szatan & William A. Testa, 1994. "Metropolitan areas spread out," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Jul.

    Cited by:

    1. Richard H. Mattoon, 1995. "Can alternative forms of governance help metropolitan areas?," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 19(Nov), pages 20-32.

22. William A. Testa, 1993. "Trends and prospects for rural manufacturing," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 17(Mar), pages 27-36.
    • William A. Testa, 1992. "Trends and prospects for rural manufacturing," Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues 92-12, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
    See citations under working paper version above.
23. Richard H. Mattoon & William A. Testa, 1993. "Shaping the Great Lakes economy: a conference summary," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 17(Jul), pages 22-27.

    Cited by:

    1. Westeren, Knut Ingar & Maki, Wilbur R., 1995. "Coping With Change In Rural Communities: Lessons From Norway And Minnesota," Staff Papers 13500, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.

24. Richard H. Mattoon & William A. Testa, 1992. "State and local governments' reaction to recession," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 16(Mar), pages 19-27.

    Cited by:

    1. Katharine L. Bradbury & Yolanda Kodrzycki, 1992. "What past recoveries say about the outlook for New England," New England Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, issue Sep, pages 15-32.

25. William A. Testa, 1992. "Producer services: trends and prospects for the Seventh District," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 16(May), pages 19-28.

    Cited by:

    1. Jeff Crump & Norman Walzer, 1996. "Producer-service workers in the nonmetropolitan Midwest," Assessing the Midwest Economy RE-2, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
    2. Tim R. Smith, 1994. "The Tenth District's expanding service sector," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, vol. 79(Q III), pages 55-66.
    3. Bodenman, John E. & Smith, Stephen M. & Jones, Stephen B., 1994. "Out-Of-State Exports Of Hardwood Manufacturing Industries In The Norhern And Central Applalachian States," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 23(2), pages 1-11, October.

26. Linda M. Aguilar & William A. Testa, 1991. "Unemployment insurance: countercyclical or counterproductive?," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Jul.

    Cited by:

    1. Edward C. Lorenz, 1995. "TJTC and the promise and reality of redistributive vouchering and tax credit policy," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(2), pages 270-290.

27. Natalie A. Davila & William A. Testa, 1989. "Unemployment insurance and regional economic development," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 13(Mar), pages 2-15.

    Cited by:

    1. Nyahoho, Emmanuel, 1991. "Éléments de comparaison des régimes d’assurance-chômage canadien et américain," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 67(2), pages 241-251, juin.

28. Philip R. Israilevich & William A. Testa, 1989. "The geography of value added," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 13(Sep), pages 2-12.

    Cited by:

    1. William A. Testa, 1992. "Trends and prospects for rural manufacturing," Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues 92-12, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
       • William A. Testa, 1993. "Trends and prospects for rural manufacturing," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 17(Mar), pages 27-36.
    2. Frederick Gale, 1997. "The Rural-Urban Gap In Manufacturing Productivity And Wages: Effects Of Industry Mix And Region," Working Papers 97-6, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.

29. David R. Allardice & William A. Testa, 1988. "Bidding for business," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Dec.

    Cited by:

    1. Katherine Chalmers & Stephan Weiler, 2011. "Sorting winners and losers: using CGE models to assess income distribution effects of economic development choices," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 3(1), pages 1-15, March.
    2. Peddle, Michael T., 1990. "Industrial Park Location: Do Firm Characteristics Matter?," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 20(2), pages 1-11.

Chapters

1. William A. Testa, 2002. "Using the REAL Models to Understand Midwest Restructuring," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Geoffrey J. D. Hewings & Michael Sonis & David Boyce (ed.), Trade, Networks and Hierarchies, chapter 15, pages 279-288, Springer.

   Cited by:

   1. John Parr & Geoffrey Hewings & Jungyul Sohn & Suahasil Nazara, 2002. "Agglomeration and Trade: Some Additional Perspectives," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(6), pages 675-684.

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