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What is the impact of opportunity zones on job postings

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ID11079752
AuthorsRachel M B Atkins (0000-0002-2169-8896, St. John's University), Pablo Hernández-Lagos (0000-0001-9082-3841, New York University Abu Dhabi, corresponding author), Cristian Jara-Figueroa (0000-0003-0890-5536), Robert Seamans (0000-0001-9058-4190, New York University Abu Dhabi, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume136
Pages103545
Publication date2023-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Urban Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0094-1190 • E-ISSN: 1095-9068
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jue.2023.103545
OpenAlexW4360877278
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited22

We study the effect of Opportunity Zones (OZs) on job postings using data comprising the near-universe of U.S. online job postings. The OZs program grants tax breaks for investment in designated distressed communities, nominated by each state’s governor based on multiple factors. We use propensity score matching to account for those factors and a difference-in-differences model over the matched sample to estimate the effect of the program. We find limited evidence of any effect of OZs on job postings on average, although we do find small positive effects in urban areas, in areas with above median Black population, and in some states

Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Governor · Investment (military · Matching (statistics · Political science · Population · Propensity score matching · Sample (material · Sociology · Statistics · Demography · Engineering · Housing Market and Economics · Mathematics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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