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Why do states persist in offering large financial incentives to firms to induce them to invest in the state, a practice commonly derided as “smoke-stack chasing”? The conventional wisdom is that while incentives may be a poor long term economic development strategy, they are a good political strategy for governors seeking to improve economic conditions and political support in the short term. Using the annual list of top economic development deals compiled by Site Selection magazine, I examine the political impact of these “trophy ” industrial recruitment projects on county level election returns in gubernatorial elections from 1989-2004. The results demonstrate that trophy hunting is an excellent short term political strategy that dramati...
Though it is now widely accepted that candidate quality and strategic donors mediate Congressional e...
where he teaches courses on economic development policy and state and local politics. His research i...
“Third-wave ” state economic development strategies have been widely acknowledged to reduce high-sta...
Why do states persist in offering large financial incentives to firms to induce them to invest in th...
Article, data, .do file Both countries and subnational governments commonly engage in competition...
Elections create incentives for politicians to manipulate policy to improve their re-election chance...
Both countries and subnational governments commonly engage in competition for mobile capital, offeri...
Both countries and subnational governments commonly engage in competition for mobile capital, offeri...
Through a field experiment and audit study we test how the electoral calendar affects the use of loc...
States have become more vigorous in providing direct subsidies to businesses small and large. Studie...
The authors wish to thank Christopher J. Anderson for his helpful comments. If voters use informatio...
Offering employment in the public sector in exchange for electoral support (patronage politics) and ...
How can managers successfully access political rents by way of corporate political strategies (CPA)?...
State governments increasingly use financial incentives to target and attract firms. The li-terature...
State and local policymakers throughout the country experience tremendous pressure from their consti...
Though it is now widely accepted that candidate quality and strategic donors mediate Congressional e...
where he teaches courses on economic development policy and state and local politics. His research i...
“Third-wave ” state economic development strategies have been widely acknowledged to reduce high-sta...
Why do states persist in offering large financial incentives to firms to induce them to invest in th...
Article, data, .do file Both countries and subnational governments commonly engage in competition...
Elections create incentives for politicians to manipulate policy to improve their re-election chance...
Both countries and subnational governments commonly engage in competition for mobile capital, offeri...
Both countries and subnational governments commonly engage in competition for mobile capital, offeri...
Through a field experiment and audit study we test how the electoral calendar affects the use of loc...
States have become more vigorous in providing direct subsidies to businesses small and large. Studie...
The authors wish to thank Christopher J. Anderson for his helpful comments. If voters use informatio...
Offering employment in the public sector in exchange for electoral support (patronage politics) and ...
How can managers successfully access political rents by way of corporate political strategies (CPA)?...
State governments increasingly use financial incentives to target and attract firms. The li-terature...
State and local policymakers throughout the country experience tremendous pressure from their consti...
Though it is now widely accepted that candidate quality and strategic donors mediate Congressional e...
where he teaches courses on economic development policy and state and local politics. His research i...
“Third-wave ” state economic development strategies have been widely acknowledged to reduce high-sta...
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