Money for Something: Job Creation and Job Quality Standards in State Economic Development Subsidy Programs

December 2011
By Good Jobs First

By Philip Mattera, Thomas Cafcas, Leigh McIlvaine, Andrew Seifter and Kasia Tarczynska

This follow-up to our Show Us the Subsidies report evaluates state subsidy programs on their job-creation and other performance requirements as well as their job quality (wage and benefit) standards.