Replication data for: Assessing the Incidence and Efficiency of a Prominent Place Based Policy

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Matias Busso; Jesse Gregory; Patrick Kline

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Busso, Matias, Gregory, Jesse, and Kline, Patrick. Replication data for: Assessing the Incidence and Efficiency of a Prominent Place Based Policy. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112607V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This paper empirically assesses the incidence and efficiency of Round I of the federal urban Empowerment Zone (EZ ) program using confidential microdata from the Decennial Census and the Longitudinal Business Database. Using rejected and future applicants to the EZ program as controls, we find that EZ designation substantially increased employment in zone neighborhoods and generated wage increases for local workers without corresponding increases in population or the local cost of living. The results suggest the efficiency costs of first Round EZs were relatively modest. (JEL H26, H77, J31, R23, R58)

Scope of Project

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      H26 Tax Evasion and Avoidance
      H77 Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism; Secession
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
      R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
      R58 Regional Development Planning and Policy


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