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Use of quasi‐experimental methods in tax expenditure evaluation: The case of Maryland enterprise zones
Author(s) -
Crosse Scott,
Grasso Patrick G.,
Kelly Monica
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.1109
Subject(s) - investment (military) , private enterprise , business , rural area , public economics , state (computer science) , economic growth , finance , economics , political science , computer science , law , algorithm , politics
Abstract Enterprise zones are intended to revitalize America's economically distressed cities and rural areas, relying primarily on tax and regulatory relief to encourage private investment in areas that otherwise might be unattractive. Congress requested a prospective evaluation based on a state program with similar features. The evaluation used multiple methods and data sources both to enrich findings and to protect against unwarranted conclusions.