Policy Convergence, State Film-Production Incentives, and Employment: A Brief Case Study

• Autores: Richard V. Adkisson
• Localización: Journal of Economic Issues, ISSN 0021-3624, Vol. 47, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 445-454
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Between 1992 and 2009, 44 of the American states adopted incentive programs to encourage film production. The primary focus of this paper is to report on a case study of state and national film-production employment during a period (1997-2011) when states were spending substantial treasure and effort to encourage film production. The paper further speculates as to the forces behind convergence of policy around film-production incentives. Ultimately, the evidence suggests that state efforts to attract film-production employment were largely ineffective and perhaps a zero-sum game.