Bartik provides a clear and concise overview of how state and local governments employ economic development incentives in order to lure companies to set up shop

This book examines incentives at work to see how and how well coordination is achieved by motivating individual decision makers.

The economics of intellectual property and R&D incentives explained in a balanced, accessible mixture of institutional details and theory.

Governments often use direct subsidies or tax credits to encourage investment and promote economic growth and other development objectives. Properly designed an

The legitimate and illegitimate use of incentives in society today Incentives can be found everywhere—in schools, businesses, factories, and government—infl