Category: Economics
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Energy subsidies for electricity production
To compare federal subsidies for the production of electricity, we must consider subsidy values in proportion to the amount of electricity generated, because the magnitude is vastly different.
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Machinists Union has been bad for Wichita
The Machinists Union hasn’t been very good for Wichita.
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Tax increment financing in Kansas
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: How does Tax Increment Financing (TIF) work in Kansas? Is is a good thing, or not?
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Brownback and Obama stimulus plans
There are useful lessons we can learn from the criticism of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, including how easy it is to ignore inconvenient lessons of history.
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Kansas, a rural state?
How does the population in Kansas compare to the nation and other states?
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Employment by state and industry
An interactive visualization of employment in the states.
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Employment by metropolitan area
An interactive visualization of employment in metropolitan areas.
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GDP by state and industry
An interactive visualization of a new data series from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Are we winning the war on poverty?
Can we say we’re winning America’s war on poverty?
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Abengoa, Kansas ethanol plant operator, may seek bankruptcy
A company that has a taxpayer-guaranteed loan may be entering bankruptcy. Will taxpayers have to pay?
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Spending in the states, per capita
An interactive visualization holding per-capita spending in several categories for each state.
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In Depth with Walter Williams
This Sunday Dr. Walter E. Williams appeared on the C-SPAN program In Depth.