Targeted Economic Incentives: An Analysis of State Fiscal Policy and Regulatory Conditions
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- Peter Calcagno & Frank Hefner, 2018. "Targeted Economic Incentives: An Analysis of State Fiscal Policy and Regulatory Conditions," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 48(1), pages 71-91, Spring.
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- 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
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
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