Institutional and political determinants of incentive competition / Ann Markusen and Katherine Nesse -- The sources and processes of tax and subsidy competition / Kenneth Thomas -- The fiscal consequences of competition for capital / Peter Fisher -- How the EU manages subsidy competition / Adinda Sinnaeve -- Solving the problems of economic development incentives / Timothy J. Bartik -- Negotiating the ideal deal: which local governments have the most bargaining leverage? / Rachel Weber -- Do better job creation subsidies hold real promise for business incentive reformers? / William Schweke -- Concrete ways to curtail the economic war among the states / Greg LeRoy -- The authors -- About the institute.