Tag: Economics
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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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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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Wichita sales tax hike would hit low income families hardest
Analysis of household expenditure data shows that a proposed sales tax in Wichita affects low income families in greatest proportion, confirming the regressive nature of sales taxes.
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An evaluation of the Kansas affordable airfares program
An evaluation of the Kansas affordable airfares program. Prepared for the Kansas Department of Commerce by Arthur P. Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director Center for Applied Economics, School of Business, University of Kansas. February 2013.
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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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Economic development incentives in Wichita: A few questions
Wichita justifies its use of targeted economic development incentives by citing benefit-cost ratios that are computed for the city, county, school district, and state.
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The broken window fallacy revisited
David M. Hart, Ph.D., who is Director of the Online Library of Liberty Project at the Liberty Fund, spoke in Wichita on the topic “Bastiat’s Lessons for the 21st Century: The Broken Window Fallacy Revisited (again and again).”
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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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Job growth in the states and Kansas
Let’s ask critics of current Kansas economic policy if they’re satisfied with the Kansas of recent decades.
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Examining Wichita’s water future
On Thursday 17 July, come hear from the City of Wichita and others on the scope of the problems, possible solutions, and the perspectives of several experts in the debate over Wichita’s water future.
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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.
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With new tax exemptions, what is the message Wichita sends to existing landlords?
As the City of Wichita prepares to grant special tax status to another new industrial building, existing landlords must be wondering why they struggle to stay in business when city hall sets up subsidized competitors with new buildings and a large cost advantage.