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2011): “The Impact of Urban Enterprise Zones on Establishment Location Decisions - Evidence from French ZFUs,” Mimeo Sciences Po
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@MISC{Mayer_2011):“the,
author = {Thierry Mayer and Florian Mayneris and Loriane Py},
title = {2011): “The Impact of Urban Enterprise Zones on Establishment Location Decisions - Evidence from French ZFUs,” Mimeo Sciences Po},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
In this paper, we study the impact of a French enterprise zones program—the “Zones Franches Urbaines ” (ZFUs) policy—on establishments ’ location decisions. Our empirical analysis is based on a micro-geographic dataset which provides exhaustive information on the location of establishments in France over the period 2000-2007 at the census block level. We use a difference in difference approach combining spatial and time differencing. We also do triple difference estimations, using the fact that targeted urban areas have been selected in different waves over time. Finally, we exploit a discontinuity in the eligibility criteria of the policy as an exogenous source of variation to estimate the impact of the treatment. Our results show that the French ZFU policy has a positive and sizable impact on location choices. However, we also find that the policy mostly generates displacement effects, in particular through relocation of firms from the un-treated to the treated part within municipalities. Finally, the impact is shown to be highly heterogeneous across zones, firms and industries. The overall cost of moving establishments within municipalities is relatively high.
Keyphrases
urban enterprise zone establishment location decision evidence french zfus mimeo science po micro-geographic dataset location choice overall cost triple difference estimation establishment location decision french zfu policy french enterprise zone program empirical analysis difference approach different wave exogenous source census block level displacement effect treated part eligibility criterion sizable impact exhaustive information urban area zone franches urbaines
