Category: Economics
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GDP change by metro area by industry
Data from Bureau of Economic Analysis, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. To access the interactive version of the visualization, click here.
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Video: ‘Wealth of States’ presented in Wichita
Heritage Foundation Chief Economist Stephen Moore spoke to a luncheon gathering at the Wichita Pachyderm Club about his new book, “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of States.”
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Labor unions have harmed our standard of living
labor unions reduce the supply and productivity of labor and so reduce the supply and raise the prices of the goods and services their members help to produce, thereby reducing real wages throughout the economic system, writes George Reisman.
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Employment in the states
There are dueling claims and controversy over employment figures in Kansas and our state’s performance relative to others. I present the actual data in tables and interactive visualizations that you can use to make up your own mind.
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Quarterly state GDP data released
A new series of GDP data shows government growing faster in Kansas than in most states, with private sector growth near the middle of the states.
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Accounting for government like business
Government leaders tell us they want to run government like a business. But does government actually do this, even when accounting for its money?
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Growth of GDP in the states
An interactive visualization of the growth of gross domestic product in the states and regions.
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Charles Koch: How to really turn the economy around
Charles Koch offers insight into why our economy is sluggish, and how to make a positive change.
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For Rep. Tiahrt, Cash for Clunkers was a good spending program
When the Obama Administration needed additional funds for the Cash for Clunkers program, Todd Tiahrt was agreeable to funding this wasteful program.
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Economic development incentives, at the margin
The evaluation of economic development incentives requires thinking at the margin, not the entirety.
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Tactics that hurt the economy
Wichita could innovate and gain attention by opting out of the harmful practice described in the following article.
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Corporate income tax rates in U.S. are self-defeating
Over the past two decades most large industrial countries have reduced their corporate income tax rates. Two countries, however, stand out from this trend: France and The United States.