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来源

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY,Vol.31,Issue3,P.255-267

语言

英文

关键字

state economic development policy; tax incentives; state film incentives policy diffusion; event history analysis; POLICY DIFFUSION; TAX CREDITS; COMPETITION; INNOVATION

作者单位

[Leiser, Stephanie] Univ Michigan, Gerald R Ford Sch Publ Policy, 735 South State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA. Leiser, S (reprint author), Univ Michigan, Gerald R Ford Sch Publ Policy, 735 South State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA. E-Mail: schmidts@umich.edu

摘要

In 2000, only six states had tax incentives for film and video production, and by 2010, all but six states had film incentives. What accounts for this growth in popularity? This study combines quantitative event history analysis and qualitative interview methods to try to understand why states adopted film incentive programs and how they were influenced by the adoption of incentives in other states. The analysis suggests that the diffusion processes in state adoptions of film incentives can be largely explained by two factors: (a) the size and sophistication of the existing film industry in the state and (b) a competitive bandwagon effect based on the total number of states that had already adopted film incentives. The results emphasize the need to broaden the ways that competitive influences can be conceptualized and modeled in policy diffusion research, especially in economic development.