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Analysis Of Washington High Tech Tax Credit, Kevin Hollenbeck, Timothy Bartik
Analysis Of Washington High Tech Tax Credit, Kevin Hollenbeck, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
The State of Washington has a credit provision in its Business & Operations tax intended to incentivize research and development expenditures in high tech industries. The indirect goal of the incentive is to generate employment in the state. Upjohn Institute staff members analyzed administrative data from the state to estimate the employment and earnings generating effect of the R & D credit. The administrative data included tax return information merged with quarterly earnings and employment records. Potential endogeneity of the credits and employment were controlled through instrumental variables.
Pew Project, Timothy Bartik
Pew Project, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
This project has three components. Component 1 is a model for use by state governments in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of economic development incentives. This model will be designed to be implemented via a spreadsheet, and will have supporting documentation explaining its research basis. Component 2 is estimates of marginal tax rates for different types of businesses in various states and cities. These marginal tax rates will incorporate both regular provisions of the tax code, as well as various economic development incentives. Component 3 is estimates of detailed industry employment at the county level for all U.S. counties. This will be …
The Impact Of State And Local Taxes On Growth Using Improved Tax Measures, Timothy Bartik
The Impact Of State And Local Taxes On Growth Using Improved Tax Measures, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
In collaboration with Alan Peters and Peter Fisher of the University of Iowa, this research project provided important new evidence on a long-standing controversy in academic and public policy circles: whether tax incentives are a cost-effective means of stimulating state economic growth. The research used a superior measure of the crucial explanatory variable—state and local taxes on business—and tested the sensitivity of the results to the kind of tax measure used. This project refocused scholarly debate on replicable findings about the impact of state and local business taxes on economic growth. The results were disseminated to the economic development policy …
Michigan Competitiveness For Economic Development Report, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek
Michigan Competitiveness For Economic Development Report, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek
Timothy J. Bartik
Institute staff evaluated Michigan's competitiveness for economic development compared to the nation and nearby states. The report analyzed several aspects of Michigan's competitiveness including: tax competitiveness, Michigan's growth and industry mix, Michigan's competitiveness in human capital, and the competitiveness of Michigan's metropolitan areas. The report also included an executive summary targeted to a broader audience