Why Have Local Economic Development Efforts Been So Disappointing?
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This study briefly examines the changes to overall economic development policy, with an extended focus on the supply of firms that can be attracted to a region. Over the past half century, the target of most economic development efforts (footloose firms) has shrunk considerably. The United States has created almost 90 million net new jobs since 1970, but there are now fewer footloose jobs in the United States than in the 1960s, and that number continues to drop. |
Published June 20, 2016
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2016 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card
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** View state performance since 2009 through our interactive website for this project: http://conexus.cberdata.org ** The annual Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card evaluates the health manufacturing and logistics industries in each state using a unique combination of factors including educational attainment of the workforce, attractive business policies, and sector diversification. This annual piece is created for Conexus Indiana, a state initiative to improve manufacturing and logistics. The Excel spreadsheet contains the grades both for 2015 and 2016. Please note that we have corrected an error in the 'expected fiscal liability gap' grades for 2015. The companion report, Advanced Manufacturing in the United States, examines changes in the manufacturing industry, especially the emergence of 'advanced manufacturing' sectors. We explore the industry's shift toward sector diversification and an educated workforce. |
Published June 2, 2016
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Attracting Jobs or Attracting People? A Microsimulation of the Local Tax Revenue Impacts of New Businesses and Households on Hoosier Communities
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This policy brief seeks to address the issue of relative tax revenues associated with differing types of development: industrial property, commercial enterprises, and residential development. |
Published May 16, 2016
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Residential Property Tax Deductions & Effective Property Tax Rates in Indiana
Indiana Association of REALTORS
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In this policy brief, we examine property tax deductions that affect the taxable value of residential properties in Indiana and effective tax rates on residential properties in the state. Our three-part analysis includes an overview of property tax deductions, a discussion of the adjustments, and an examination of effective tax rates 2006-2012. Produced for the Indiana Association of REALTORS™. |
Published February 29, 2016
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Gasoline Taxes: Some History and Analysis
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This brief reviews the state and federal taxes collected from gasoline sales and calculates the impact of fluctuating prices in several areas of the economy. |
Published February 15, 2016
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