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    De Barbieri, Edward W.
    
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    In 2017, Congress adopted the Opportunity Zone, a powerful place-based economic development tool, as part of a major tax reform. Place-based economic development tools and strategies provide incentives to re-attract jobs and capital to areas from which jobs and capital have fled. Investors in state-designated Opportunity Zone districts benefit from their mechanics: they are able to (1) defer capital gains on qualified investments; (2) step-up tax basis on invested funds; and (3) permanently avoid tax on investment appreciation. Proponents of the Opportunity Zone argued that these tax incentives will serve as an efficient way to direct investment dollars to poor areas. However, critics point out that such government interventions are stricken by corruption, abuse, and waste. This Article analyzes and critiques the Opportunity Zone. It argues that, when compared to other place-based economic development tools, the Opportunity Zone is an extremely troublesome approach. I hone my analysis on three key dimensions: use, transparency, and participation. Focusing on those dimensions, I argue that the Opportunity Zone may well harm the very areas and individuals that it is supposed to benefit. When considering its potential to increase wealth and income inequality in particular, there is ample reason to be skeptical of the benefits of the Opportunity Zone.
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