Open AccessRevisiting The Use Of Financial Incentives As An Instrument Of Regional Economic Development Policy: The Case Of Greece
Author(s) -
George P. Artikis,
Andreas Merikas,
George S. Vozikis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied business research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-8834
pISSN - 0892-7626
DOI - 10.19030/jabr.v12i4.5786
Subject(s) - incentive , relevance (law) , government (linguistics) , business , financial instrument , public economics , finance , economics , microeconomics , political science , linguistics , philosophy , law
This study investigates the degree of relevance and effectiveness of government location policy to the locational criteria used by manufacturing firms in Greece, by identifying and describing the relevant and important factors for establishing an industrial location in Greece; assessing each location factors relative importance; and finally, comparing and contrasting the importance of financial incentives relative to other location factors.