The effects of Enterprise Zone policy: Evidence from Swansea

Bromley, Ray; Morgan, Richard H.

doi:10.1080/09595238500185411

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“…The British experience has been evaluated in number of studies which include government-funded monitoring reports (Roger 18See Bromley and Morgan (1985) and Bromley and Rees (1988) for details of the Swansea enterprise zone. 20See Shutt (1984), Barnes and Preston (1985), Thomas and Bromley (1987), Talbot (1988), Schwarz and Volgy (1988).…”

Section: The British Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

What Do We Know about Enterprise Zones?

Papke¹

1993

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Section: The British Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

What Do We Know about Enterprise Zones?

Papke¹

1993

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“…Capital allowances on buildings are the only other EZ incentive which appears to have had an effect -albeit a more limited one -in attracting firms" Roger Tym & Partners, 1985). This general conclusion has subsequently been substantiated by a detailed study of the Swansea enterprise zone (Bromley & Morgan, 1985). It would appear to be the case that the simplified planning regime of the enterprise zone experiment actually plays a relatively minor role therefore in facilitating economic change.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 84%

The continuing progress of the enterprise zone experiment: a note as to recent evidence

Lloyd

1986

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The latest evidence relating to the enterprise zone experiment in Britain is provided in a recent report published by the Department of the Environment. The note analyses this evidence to provide an indication of the scale of economic activity taking place within the zones. The note suggests that the simplified planning regime of the enterprise zones actually plays a relatively minor role in facilitating economic change and concludes that more detailed evidence is required in order to achieve a full understanding of the effects of enterprise zones.

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“…In addition to this the exemption from rates for industrial and commercial property proved to have the most favourable effect on firms' decisions to locate or expand in the enterprise zones 23 . It has been suggested that with respect to a specific enterprise zone, that of Swansea, property tax relief is the only significant factor for industrialists settling in the zone 24 . Thus the development that has taken place in the zones would appear to have been due in the main to the fiscal stimulus and to the remaining financial considerations.…”

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confidence: 99%