Taxes, Incentives, and Economic Growth
Assessing the Impact of Pro-business Taxes on U.S. State Economies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7408692 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Soledad Artiz Prillaman (0000-0002-3262-4358), Kenneth J Meier (0000-0002-6378-0855) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 364-379 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3816 • E-ISSN: 1468-2508 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022381613001345 |
| OpenAlex | W3125505581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 31 |
State fiscal policy frequently focuses on stimulating a healthy business environment with the assumption that this is linked with long-term economic growth. The conventional wisdom is that a state’s tax rates are negatively correlated with economic development, prompting states to decrease business-targeted taxes to stimulate the economy. Surprisingly, however, very few studies have documented the long-term effects of these tax policies on different facets of the state economy and overall business atmosphere. In short, we do not know how the level of business taxation actually affects the economies of states. Using panel data for all 50 U.S. states from 1977 to 2005, this article examines the impact of state business taxes on the overall economic position of the state, specifically looking at their effect on economic development and business growth. With an elaborate set of controls, the article finds that state business tax cuts have little to no positive impact on gross state product, job creation, personal income, poverty rates, and business establishments
Business · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · Fiscal policy · Incentive · Market economy · Monetary economics · Panel data · Poverty · State (computer science · Corporate Taxation and Avoidance · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |