Data and code for: Are Opportunity Zones an Effective Place-Based Policy?

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Kevin Corinth, American Enterprise Institute; Naomi E. Feldman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Project Citation:

Corinth, Kevin, and Feldman, Naomi E. Data and code for: Are Opportunity Zones an Effective Place-Based Policy? Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-08-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E204121V1

Project Description

Summary: We study Opportunity Zones, giving an overview of how the legislation was passed and the eligibility requirements. Using data from the 2013-17 American Community Survey, we show to what extent selected tracts were targeted towards the most disadvantaged (as measured by median income).

Funding Sources: Arnold Ventures (23-08558)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Opportunity zones; investment; placed-based tax policy

JEL Classification:
      D61 Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
      E22 Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
      H53 National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs

Geographic Coverage: United States

Time Period(s): 2013 – 2017 (ACS 2013-17); 2019 – 2020 (New Markets Tax Credit investment data)

Universe: States within the United States

Data Type(s): administrative records data; census/enumeration data

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