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Are Tax Incentives the Answer to More Job Creation?


Abstract: You can't discuss job creation without talking about entrepreneurship ? and that is a hot topic right now. Television shows such as Shark Tank and the film The Social Network have elevated the popularity of entrepreneurship in America. Alongside this media and entertainment interest is the explosive growth in college-level entrepreneurship education programs, which have increased from about 250 in 1985 to more than 5,000 in recent years.

Keywords: employment; tax incentives; job creation; entrepreneurship;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Part of Series: Cascade

Publication Date: 2015-07

Volume: 3

Order Number: 88