Category: Economics
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Spending in the states, a visualization
An interactive visualization of state spending per person.
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Kansas cuts taxes and expands the economy
Ernie Goss is Professor of Economics at Creighton University and an expert on the Midwest economy. Following is his assessment of the Kansas economy in recent years.
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Kansas Center for Economic Growth: Show us the math
Why won’t Kansas Center for Economic Growth show its calculations and explain its data sources? Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute explains.
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Kansas and U.S. economic dashboard
A collection of charts comparing aspects of Kansas and its economy to the United States.
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‘Trillion Dollar Economists’ presented
Last week Robert E. Litan delivered a very interesting talk to the Wichita Pachyderm Club. The talk was based on his recent book Trillion Dollar Economists: How Economists and Their Ideas have Transformed Business. View video below, or click here to view at YouTube. Video production by Paul Soutar.
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Populations of the states
An interactive visualization with four views of the populations of the states, 1900 to 2014.
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Economic indicators for Kansas
During this century the Kansas economy has not kept up with the national economy and most neighboring states.
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Rich States, Poor States, 2105 edition
In Rich States, Poor States, Kansas continues with middle-of-the-pack performance, and fell in the forward-looking forecast for the second year in a row.
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Energy subsidies for electricity production, in proportion
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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Government intervention may produce unwanted incentives
A Kansas economic development incentive program has the potential to alter hiring practices for reasons not related to applicants’ job qualifications.
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Tax increment financing (TIF) resources
Resources on tax increment financing (TIF) districts.
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Clawbacks illustrate difficulty of economic development
Politicians and government officials like clawbacks in economic development incentive agreements. But do these provisions have any negative aspects?