Local governments routinely subsidize sports stadiums and arenas using the justification
that hosting professional franchises produces economic development and social benefits in …

Place-based jobs policies seek to create jobs in particular local labor markets. Such policies
include business incentives provided by state and local governments, which cost almost $50 …

This essay describes and evaluates state and local business tax incentives in the United
States. In 2014, states spent between 5and 216 per capita on incentives for firms in the form …

Winner of the 2000 Max Weber prize, awarded by the Section on Organizations,
Occupations, and Work, of the American Sociological Association, for the best book on …

Since the 2008 financial crisis, many advanced industrialized economies, while eager to
attract foreign direct investment (FDI), have also implemented or tightened investment …

Bartik provides a clear and concise overview of how state and local governments employ
economic development incentives in order to lure companies to set up shop—and provide …

Public managers serve many sovereigns, work within fiscal constraints, and face competing
demands for finite resources. This article applies a strategic management lens to local …

A rich literature has noted political business cycles in democracies. We argue that in an
autocracy with strong bureaucratic institutions, the pressure of evaluation and promotion has …

State and local governments in the US compete to attract firms by offering discretionary
subsidies. I use a private value English auction to model the subsidy bidding process and …

Does “shaming” work in NATO? More precisely, does publicly using negative language
criticizing allies' defense spending improve burden-sharing, or is it counterproductive …