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Regional Subsidies and Industrial Prospects of Lagging Regions

Large and sustained differences in economic performance across regions of developing countries have long provided motivation for fiscal incentives designed to encourage firm entry in lagging areas. But empirical evidence in support of these policies has been weak at best. The authors undertake a dir...

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Main Authors: Carvalho, Alexandre, Lall, Somik V., Timmins, Christopher
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BRANCHES
COMPANY
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATINGS
DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONICS
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURS
EXPANSION
FIRM SIZE
FIRMS
FREE TRADE
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GROWTH POTENTIAL
INCOME
INCOME TAXES
INCREASING RETURNS
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE SUBSIDIES
LARGE ENTERPRISES
LIVING STANDARDS
MACHINERY
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
NATURAL ENDOWMENTS
NETWORKS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PRIVATE FIRMS
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLISHING
RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
SEES
SIMULATION
SMALL FIRMS
SURVEY DATA
VALIDITY
WAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6567943/regional-subsidies-industrial-prospects-lagging-regions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8786

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