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Amazon will expect subsidies. NYC's record on attracting jobs through incentives is mixed
The Seattle company is not just looking for extra space
October 16, 2017
Even when economic development deals produce jobs, the question remains: How much of that activity would have occurred anyway without taxpayer dollars? The Citizens Budget Commission has called for an overhaul of the state’s economic development program, citing research by senior economist Timothy Bartik at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research that described New York’s programs as the costliest in the nation.