Local Economic Development as a Prisoners’ Dilemma The Role地方经济发展为“囚徒困境”的作用.pptVIP

Local Economic Development as a Prisoners’ Dilemma:The Role of Business Climate by Stephen Ellis Cynthia Rogers University of Oklahoma /cas/econ/ Why do localities continue tocompete for firms? Political incentives? Poor cost-benefit analysis? Better than doing nothing? Competition with other states? Incentives = Pro-business Signal “You’ve got to have incentives to get your foot in the door” (Carlton, 1996) “North Carolina has one of the strongest economies and one of the best business climates because of … our aggressive efforts to create and keep good jobs” (Governor Jim Hunt, Lyne, 199