Ep. 57 - GMU Researcher Michael Farren on Amazon and Economic Incentives

The ARLnow Podcast
11/12/2018 42 min
Ep. 57 - GMU Researcher Michael Farren on Amazon and Economic Incentives

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Amazon's arrival in Arlington has been hailed as a massive boon for the county and the Commonwealth of Virginia. But are the incentives offered to the company worth the economic development benefits it promises to bring? We discussed Amazon and the HQ2 process with Michael Farren, a researcher at GMU's Mercatus Center who studies the effects of government favoritism toward particular businesses.

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