by Ellen D. Harpel | Dec 11, 2018 | Amazon
This is the third article in our series on the details of the Amazon incentive agreements with Virginia, New York and Tennessee. The state of Tennessee has offered a package of grants and tax incentives with a projected value of $102 million for an Operations Center...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Dec 2, 2018 | Amazon
Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times We are continuing our series on the details of the Amazon HQ2 incentive agreements with Virginia, New York, and Tennessee. This article examines the terms of New York’s memorandum of understanding pertaining to $1.7...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 19, 2018 | Amazon
Amazon’s announcement that it will split its HQ2 has generated dozens of articles on the process, the factors that led to the decision, and various points of view on the importance of incentives. We are going down a different path and will devote several blog...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Oct 22, 2018 | Program Evaluation
More states want to conduct tax incentive evaluations, but many still lack the data needed to complete useful assessments. A recent gathering of economists, program evaluators, and fiscal analysts convened by the National Conference of State Legislatures and The Pew...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Oct 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ellen Harpel and The Stephen S. Fuller Institute at George Mason University have released a new research report describing the role of Gig and Independent Work in the Washington Region’s Economy. The gig economy and independent work arrangements receive much national...
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