This paper examines the history, scope, and types of investment tax credits (ITC`s) implemented in the United States. Changing views about the role of this fiscal policy tool are related to changing views about the structure of the economy and the possibilities for constructive public policies....

This paper examines the history, scope, and types of investment taxcredits (ITC's) implemented in the United States. Changing viewsabout the role of this fiscal policy tool are related to changing viewsabout the structure of the economy and the possibilities forconstructive public policies. The...

This paper studies fiscal foresight – alterations of current behavior by forwardlooking agents in anticipation of future policy changes – using variation in state job creation tax credits (JCTCs).Nearly half of the U.S. states enacted JCTCs between 1990 and 2007, and their unique experiences...

Dramatic declines in capital tax rates among U.S. states and European countries have been linked by many commentators to tax competition, an inevitable “race to the bottom,” and underprovision of local public goods. This paper analyzes the reaction of capital tax policy in a given U.S. state...

Dramatic declines in capital tax rates among U.S. states and European countries have been linked by many commentators to tax competition and an inevitable "race to the bottom." This paper provides an empirical analysis of the reaction of capital tax policy in a given U.S. state to changes in...