By Caleb Taylor ACRE Policy Analyst Jacob Bundrick discussed state government’s track record in creating jobs with cash subsidies through the Quick Action Closing Fund in an op-ed published on January 20th in the º£½ÇÉçÇø Democrat-Gazette. The Quick Action Closing Fund (QACF) allows the state to provide cash grants to select entities in the hopes […]
Are Targeted Business Subsidies Good For Economic Growth?
Can º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™s public officials stimulate the economy with targeted business subsidies? ACRE policy analyst Jacob Bundrick and scholar Dr. Thomas Snyder investigate this question in a working paper titled “Do Business Subsidies Lead to Increased Economic Activity? Evidence from º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™s Quick Action Closing Fund.â€� The study, released by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University […]
