from a quasi-experiment
| Title: | from a quasi-experiment |
|---|---|
| Authors: | Luc Behaghel; Adrien Lorenceau; Simon Quantin; Jel Codes J; École Des; Ponts Paristech; Ecole Normale; Supérieure Institut; National De; La Recherche; Agronomique Tax; Rural Development Evidence |
| Contributors: | The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
| Source: | http://hal-pjse.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/72/81/95/PDF/wp201234.pdf. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Collection: | CiteSeerX |
| Subject Terms: | Tax exemptions; rural development; enterprise zones. JEL codes; J23 |
| Description: | This paper provides quasi-experimental (RDD) estimates of the impact of a tax credit program targeted at less densely populated areas. The program was launched in the mid 1990s in rural France and includes corporate and payroll tax exemptions. Variations over time and across firm types allow un-bundling the overall program impact into three components: a quite restrictive, short-term (1-year) payroll tax exemption on new hires; permanent payroll tax exemptions in the non-profit sector; and corporate tax exemptions for new firms. We find no significant impact of the program on total employment or the number of plants, and no impact of the different program components on targeted subsets of firms. statistically rejected. Large positive effects can be |
| Document Type: | text |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.429.626 |
| Availability: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.429.626; http://hal-pjse.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/72/81/95/PDF/wp201234.pdf |
| Rights: | Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.2AD686D3 |
| Database: | BASE |