Comment on Edlin and Phelps: A Better Employer Wage Subsidy

Timothy J. Bartik, The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

A Reader's Reaction to:
Getting Serious about Job Creation: Part I by Aaron S. Edlin and Edmund Phelps.

Summary

According to Tim Bartik of the Upjohn Institute, a revival of the New Jobs Tax Credit would be a more cost-effective and politically feasible method of stimulating job creation, compared to the broader employer tax credits advocated by Edlin and Phelps.

Recommended Citation

Bartik, Timothy J. (2009) "Comment on Edlin and Phelps: A Better Employer Wage Subsidy," The Economists' Voice: Vol. 6 : Iss. 9, Article 4.
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3832.1598
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ev/vol6/iss9/art4

 
 
 
 

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