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Weathering the Storm of Business Climate Rankings
This paper explores current usage of the term business climate. It discusses multiple definitions and measures of what constitutes a region's business climate. It also examines how usage of the term varies over time and geography. Finally, it addresses some issues related to business climate rankings, their role in economic development policy, and whether the multiplicity of published state rankings contribute consensus or confusion to the meaning of the term business climate.