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Evaluating Short Term Effects Of Opportunity Zone Designation, Sarah M. Bennett
Evaluating Short Term Effects Of Opportunity Zone Designation, Sarah M. Bennett
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 included a substantial economic development effort known as Opportunity Zones. These Zones cover 12% of the census tracts in the United States and are estimated to cost $1.6 billion in lost capital gains tax revenue. Our paper seeks to find whether this program has had an impact four years after going into effect, using an econometric analysis on changes in housing prices.