Do enterprise zones create jobs? : evidence from California's enterprise zone program / David Neumark, Jed Kolko.
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TextSeries: Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) ; no. 14530.Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008Description: 34, [17] p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject(s): Enterprise zones -- California | Unemployment -- CaliforniaLOC classification: HB1 | .N38 no. 14530Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: We use new establishment-level data and geographic mapping methods to improve upon evaluations of the effectiveness of state enterprise zones, focusing on California's program. Because zone boundaries do not follow census tracts or zip codes, we created digitized maps of original zone boundaries and later expansions. We combine these maps with geocoded observations on most businesses located in California. The evidence indicates that enterprise zones do not increase employment. We also find no shift of employment toward the lower-wage workers or manufacturing sector targeted by enterprise zone incentives. We conclude that the program is ineffective in achieving its primary goals.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 1-2).
We use new establishment-level data and geographic mapping methods to improve upon evaluations of the effectiveness of state enterprise zones, focusing on California's program. Because zone boundaries do not follow census tracts or zip codes, we created digitized maps of original zone boundaries and later expansions. We combine these maps with geocoded observations on most businesses located in California. The evidence indicates that enterprise zones do not increase employment. We also find no shift of employment toward the lower-wage workers or manufacturing sector targeted by enterprise zone incentives. We conclude that the program is ineffective in achieving its primary goals.
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