Contents -- Acknowledgements -- The Authors -- Preface -- 1 -- Local Economic Development Incentives in the United States -- 2 -- Evidence on the Influence of Local Economic Development Incentives -- 3 -- Local Incentive Programs and Spatial Mismatch in Metropolitan Detroit -- 4 -- A Model for Development Incentives in a Metropolitan Area -- 5 -- Empirical Results -- 6 -- Summary and Policy Recommendations -- Afterword -- Appendix 1 -- Regression Identification -- Appendix 2 -- Regression Results -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Institute
Summary
Annotation Anderson and Wassmer (economics, U. of Nebraska-Lincoln and public policy and administration, California State U.-Sacramento, respectively) examine the use and effectiveness of local economic development incentives within a region or metropolitan area through a case examination of Detroit, Michigan. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-219) and indexes
