Do More Economic Development Incentives Result in More Jobs?

Do More Economic Development Incentives Result in More Jobs? An examination of the influence of the economic development incentives environment on county jobs in the US 1970-2000 By Carlianne Patrick1 1The Ohio State University Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics 2120 Fyfe Road Agricultural Administration Building Room 103 Columbus, OH 43210 Phone: 001+ (770)328-1960 October 2011 Draft

• low probability that employment expectations
• growth effects
• economic development incentives
• tax incentives
• incentives
• jobs
• effect
• results
• programs