Martin and Zhang (2020) shows that the increase in manufacturing output in China’s Special Economic Zones significantly increased air pollution. In this complementary paper, we document that widespread migration into these industrial clusters between 2000-2010 did little to change overall...

We use new establishment-level data and geographic mapping methods to improve upon evaluations of the effectiveness of state enterprise zones, focusing on California's program. Because zone boundaries do not follow census tracts or zip codes, we created digitized maps of original zone boundaries...

We study decision-making by a regional authority (RA) that uses enterprise zones to attractmembers of the creative class---referred to as entrepreneurs---to its region. The enterprise zonesprovide a local public good (LPG) 𝐿 to entrepreneurs who become members. First, we computethe utility...

This paper examines the effects of a zoning regulation on local redistribution in a multicommunity model. Each community chooses, by majority vote within the community, a property tax rate. The proceeds from this tax are then redistributed within the community on a per capita basis. Individuals...

The mushrooming of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in recent years has led to a significant increase in the supply of attractive incentives for investors looking for opportunities abroad. SEZs are self-contained regimes, inextricably associated with investment promotion policies and domestic...

In the last decade, most states have targeted certain depressed areas for revitalization by providing a combination of labor and capital tax incentives to firms operating in an "enterprise zone" (EZ). A partial equilibrium model is used to analyze the theoretical effects of various EZ incentives...

In this paper, we examine Hong Kong's role in intermediating trade between China and the rest of the world. Hong Kong distributes a large fraction of China's exports. Net of customs, insurance, and freight charges, re-exports of Chinese goods are much more expensive when they leave Hong Kong...

This research aims to examine current condition, environment and competitiveness of Luang Prabang Special Economic Zone, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), using diamond model as a guideline in formulating directional frameworks of strategies and tactics for the development of Luang...

This research aims to study the investment context and factors affecting investment decision in special economic zones and specific economic zones in Lao PDR. The interview form is used in the in-depth interview with 2 groups of specific informants, namely 1) executives for foreign policy,...

A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic laws that are more liberal than a country's typical economic laws. The category ‘SEZ’ covers a broad range of more specific zone types, including Free Trade Zones (FTZ), Export Processing Zones (EPZ), Free Zones (FZ),...