Kenneth Thomas

2 Posts

Kenneth Thomas is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and the author of Competing for Capital: Europe and North America in a Global Era and Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital. He blogs at MiddleClassPoliticalEconomist.com.
person holding Amazon delivery box

Lessons for the U.S.: How the EU Controls Bidding Wars for Jobs and Investment

June 17, 2019 | Greg LeRoy and Kenneth Thomas

The European Union’s rules on subsidies limit bidding wars, and make the level of incentives we have seen for Amazon, Foxconn, and other companies completely impossible.