■ State film incentives are not associated with positive economic development effects. ■ The cost of Georgia’s film tax-credit program is approaching $1 billion a year and growing. ■ The film industry represents 0.5 percent of Georgia’s economy and employs 16,000 workers a year. ■ Film tax credits cost Georgia taxpayers approximately $220 per household per year. ■ Film tax-credit benefits flow mostly to the film industry and out-of-state stakeholders. Executive Takeaways
JC Bradbury, Professor of Economics
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