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Making Sense Of Incentives: Taming Business Incentives To Promote Prosperity, Timothy J. Bartik
Making Sense Of Incentives: Taming Business Incentives To Promote Prosperity, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
In evaluating incentives, everything depends on the details: how much in incentives it takes to truly cause a firm to locate or expand, the multiplier effects, the effects of jobs on employment rates, how jobs affect tax revenue versus public spending needs. Do benefits of incentives exceed costs? This depends on the details. This book is about those details. What magnitudes of incentive effects are plausible? How do benefits and costs vary with incentive designs? What advice can be given to evaluators? What is an ideal incentive policy? Answering these questions about incentives depends on a model of incentive effects, …
Early Childhood Education And Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Early Childhood Education And Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Better Incentives Data Can Inform Both Research And Policy, Timothy J. Bartik
Better Incentives Data Can Inform Both Research And Policy, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Benefits Vs. Costs Of Business Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Benefits Vs. Costs Of Business Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
The Role Of Public Policy In Skills Development Of Black Workers In The 21st Century, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
The Role Of Public Policy In Skills Development Of Black Workers In The 21st Century, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
Timothy J. Bartik
This paper discusses the role of public policy in the skills development system of the U.S. It further examines the implications of that policy for the skill development and career progression of black workers. The paper describes the current "system" for skills development in the United States as a two- tiered system: The "first-chance" or conventional system allows individuals to proceed through an extensive public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational sector that is supplemented by private educational institutions and is followed by employer-provided job training and work experience. The "second-chance" system is designed for individuals who do not successfully traverse …
The Future Of State And Local Economic Development Policy: What Research Is Needed, Timothy Bartik
The Future Of State And Local Economic Development Policy: What Research Is Needed, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Discussion [Of The Effects Of State And Local Public Services On Economic Development By Ronald C. Fisher], Timothy Bartik
Discussion [Of The Effects Of State And Local Public Services On Economic Development By Ronald C. Fisher], Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Michigan's Fiscal Future, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek
Michigan's Fiscal Future, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
The Rise Of The Entrepreneurial State: State And Local Development Policy In The United States By Peter K. Eisinger, Timothy Bartik
The Rise Of The Entrepreneurial State: State And Local Development Policy In The United States By Peter K. Eisinger, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Small Business Start-Ups In The United States: Estimates Of The Effects Of Characteristics Of States, Timothy Bartik
Small Business Start-Ups In The United States: Estimates Of The Effects Of Characteristics Of States, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Thoughts On American Manufacturing Decline And Revitalization, Timothy J. Bartik
Thoughts On American Manufacturing Decline And Revitalization, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
An Analysis Of The Employment Effects Of The Washington High Technology Business And Occupation (B&O) Tax Credit: Technical Report, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
An Analysis Of The Employment Effects Of The Washington High Technology Business And Occupation (B&O) Tax Credit: Technical Report, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
Timothy J. Bartik
This paper estimates the effects of an R&D tax credit in the state of Washington on job creation. The research uses micro-data on the job creation and tax credits received by individual firms in the state of Washington from 2004 to 2009. We correct for the endogeneity of R&D tax credits received by individual firms by using instrumental variables based in part on national industry factor shares for R&D. We estimate that this tax credit created jobs, but at a high cost. The cost per job-year created is estimated to be between $40,000 and $50,000. The credit was so high …
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.
Growing State Economies: How Taxes And Public Services Affect Private-Sector Performance, Timothy Bartik
Growing State Economies: How Taxes And Public Services Affect Private-Sector Performance, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Bringing The Future Into The Present: How Policymakers Should Deal With The Delayed Benefits Of Early Childhood Programs, Timothy Bartik
Bringing The Future Into The Present: How Policymakers Should Deal With The Delayed Benefits Of Early Childhood Programs, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Saturn And State Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Charles Becker, Steve Lake, John Bush
Saturn And State Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Charles Becker, Steve Lake, John Bush
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Michigan Budget Reform: Why Reform Is Needed, And Key Ideas For Reform, Timothy J. Bartik
Michigan Budget Reform: Why Reform Is Needed, And Key Ideas For Reform, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Incentive Solutions, Timothy J. Bartik
Incentive Solutions, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
This paper reviews the research literature relevant to economic development incentives provided by state and local governments, and recommends reforms in these incentives. I argue that the main problem with current incentive policies is that state and local governments often provide incentives that are not in the best interest of that state or local area, for example that are excessively costly per job created, or that provide jobs that do not improve the job opportunities of local residents. I suggest that reforms should be "bottom-up" rather than "top-down." Regulation of incentives by the federal government, or by international trade treaties, …
Introduction [To Investing In Kids], Timothy Bartik
Introduction [To Investing In Kids], Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Jobs, Productivity, And Local Economic Development: What Implications Does Economic Research Have For The Role Of Government?, Timothy Bartik
Jobs, Productivity, And Local Economic Development: What Implications Does Economic Research Have For The Role Of Government?, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
When Work Is Not Enough: State And Federal Policies To Support Needy Workers By Robert P. Stoker And Laura A. Wilson, Timothy Bartik
When Work Is Not Enough: State And Federal Policies To Support Needy Workers By Robert P. Stoker And Laura A. Wilson, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
The National Perspective: How Local Business Incentives And Early Childhood Programs Affect The National Economy, Timothy Bartik
The National Perspective: How Local Business Incentives And Early Childhood Programs Affect The National Economy, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Better Evaluation Is Needed For Economic Development Programs To Thrive, Timothy Bartik
Better Evaluation Is Needed For Economic Development Programs To Thrive, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Comments On Papers By Michael Wasylenko And Ronald Fisher, Timothy J. Bartik
Comments On Papers By Michael Wasylenko And Ronald Fisher, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Eight Issues For Policy Toward Economic Development Incentives, Timothy Bartik
Eight Issues For Policy Toward Economic Development Incentives, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Michigan's Business Taxes And Economic Development: Possible Reforms, Timothy J. Bartik
Michigan's Business Taxes And Economic Development: Possible Reforms, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Employment Effects Of The Washington High Technology Business And Occupation Tax Credit, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
Employment Effects Of The Washington High Technology Business And Occupation Tax Credit, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Michigan's Economic Competitiveness And Public Policy, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek, Wei-Jang Huang, Brad R. Watts
Michigan's Economic Competitiveness And Public Policy, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek, Wei-Jang Huang, Brad R. Watts
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Economic Development Policy In Michigan, Timothy Bartik, Peter Eisinger, George Erickcek
Economic Development Policy In Michigan, Timothy Bartik, Peter Eisinger, George Erickcek
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Marginal Business Taxes On State Manufacturing, Richard Funderburg, Timothy Bartik, Alan Peters, Peter Fisher
The Impact Of Marginal Business Taxes On State Manufacturing, Richard Funderburg, Timothy Bartik, Alan Peters, Peter Fisher
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.