The Effect of State Economic Development Incentives on Employment Growth of Establishments
研究了1993-1995年间俄亥俄州366家制造业和非制造业企业的扩张项目，发现激励对实际就业增长影响很小甚至为负，但显著提高了宣布的就业增长目标。
This paper examines the effects of state economic development incentives on the growth of 366 Ohio manufacturing and nonmanufacturing establishments that launched major expansions between 1993 and 1995. Growth is measured as the actual employment change that occurred in these establishments and as the employment growth announced when expansions were launched. Empirical findings indicate that incentives have very little (or even a negative) effect on actual growth and they have a substantial positive effect on announced growth. Findings also suggest that establishments that received incentives overestimated their announced employment targets more than establishments that did not receive incentives.