This paper surveys recent evidence on the determinants of (national and/or foreign)
industrial location. We find that the basic analytical framework has remained essentially …

Using census microdata on multistate firms and their organizational forms, we estimate the
impact of state taxes on business activity. For C corporations, employment and the number …

Blending knowledge from a variety of disciplines with a strong analytical approach, John P
Blair presents an accessible and jargon-free text offering extensive coverage of economic …

Decisions made by businesses on where to locate or relocate are typically given less
consideration than residential location in integrated transport and land use modelling …

In vielen westlichen Ländern sind rechte, nationalistische Bewegungen auf dem Vormarsch.
Wie ist es dazu gekommen? Arlie Russell Hochschild reiste ins Herz der amerikanischen …

The debate on tax competition lacks due attention when it comes to the provision of public
goods used by firms in their production process. Indeed, firms may accept higher corporate …

Several spatial econometric approaches are available to model spatially correlated
disturbances in count models, but there are at present no structurally consistent count …

The growth of an economy depends upon entrepreneurial activities leading to the formation
of new businesses and the production of new goods and services. In turn, institutions …

This paper examines how offering tax incentives in a local area affects the entry of new
business establishments. We use the federal Empowerment Zone (EZ) program as a natural …

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