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Opportunity Zones: An Analysis of the Policy’s Implications for Investors, Policymakers, and Constituents
by Rebecca Lester, Cody Evans, and Hanna Tian. Read it Here.Articles
Opportunity Zones: A Closer Look at the Tax Incentive’s Risks and Rewards
Tax season is under way, and filers are completing their returns for the first time since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 took effect. Anyone looking for ways to minimize... Read More.Insights by Stanford Business. Will “Opportunity Zones” Lift Neighborhoods Out of Poverty? Stanford’s Rebecca Lester teams up with two graduate students to find out.
The $1.6 trillion tax cut that became law last December contained a sleeper provision that’s beginning to generate excitement across party lines, a rarity in today’s politics... Read More.Grad student takes to the road to explore how low-income communities could benefit from new tax law
This summer, graduate student Cody Evans is exploring low-income areas targeted by a new federal program for economic investment to learn what it takes for these areas to succeed in the program. Read More.