This policy brief provides preliminary analysis as to the degree of competition in Indiana's healthcare markets. We conclude that evidence strongly suggests healthcare markets in Indiana experience significant monopoly power, which has increased prices, allowed not-for-profit providers to accrue stunningly large profits, increased the burden on Hoosier families, and likely reduced healthcare outcomes across the state.

The Manufacturing Scorecard shows how each state ranks among its peers in several categories that are of particular interest to site selection experts for the manufacturing and logistics industries.

We provide a national report and a profile for Indiana. Information for all 50 states can be found at https://mfgscorecard.cberdata.org .

We examine population change, education levels, wealth, and background statistics of foreign-born Hoosiers in each Economic Growth/Workforce Development region.

• Region 7 counties: Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo
• Region 8 counties: Brown, Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, and Owen
• Region 9 counties: Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland
• Region 10 counties: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Scott, and Washington
• Region 11 counties: Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick
• Region 12: Marion County

See also:

Indiana Regions 1-6: https://projects.cberdata.org/162/immigration-regions-1-6

Immigration Study: https://projects.cberdata.org/161/immigration-in-the-hoosier-state

We examine population change, education levels, wealth, and background statistics of foreign-born Hoosiers in each Economic Growth/Workforce Development region.

• Region 1 counties: Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, and Starke
• Region 2 counties: Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, and St. Joseph
• Region 3 counties: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley
• Region 4 counties: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Miami, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, and White
• Region 5 counties: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Morgan, and Shelby
• Region 6 counties: Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Henry, Jay, Randolph, Rush, Union, and Wayne

See also:

Indiana Regions 7-12: https://projects.cberdata.org/163/immigration-regions-7-12

Immigration Study: https://projects.cberdata.org/161/immigration-in-the-hoosier-state

This study details the current realities and implications of immigration in Indiana as a whole, including effects on demographics, education, wealth and poverty, employment, and the labor market. Study sponsored by Conexus Indiana.

To supplement this study, we have created fact sheets for each Economic Growth/Workforce Development region, which give a snapshot of how the foreign-born population is changing at these various geographies, as well as the benefits and challenges they represent.

• Regions 1-6: https://projects.cberdata.org/162/immigration-regions-1-6
• Regions 7-12: https://projects.cberdata.org/163/immigration-regions-7-12

In this report, we summarize the major changes in rankings for all categories of CAIR between 2012 and 2018. In addition, we also develop a ‘housing barometer’ tool for each county based on a county’s home prices relative to the state and its growth. Visit the CAIR website at https://cair.cberdata.org to explore the full features of this research project, including a quality-of-life snapshot for each county in Indiana.

In this study, we provide a county-level analysis of housing markets in Indiana with considerations for the role that population change, income, human capital, and amenities play in the supply and demand for housing.

To provide context for our annual economic forecast, we review last year's projections and offer analysis of recent tax cuts, import tariffs, and monetary climate. We then provide an updated economic forecast for 2019-2022 and analyze performance at the state and local levels.

Our keynote presentation was by Dr. Jennifer McCormick, state superintendent of public instruction.

The 23rd annual Indiana Economic Outlook was held on December 12, 2018, in downtown Muncie.

The intent of the Indiana Regional Cities Initiative is to help communities across Indiana come together to transform their regions into nationally-recognized destinations to live, work and play. While many of the Regional Cities projects are just now getting underway, we ask, “What has been both the seen and unseen impact of the Regional Cities Initiative thus far?”

This report examines the qualitative impact of RCI based on 30+ interviews and on-site visits.

Related:

Hicks, Michael J. 2017. “Regional Cities Initiative: Preliminary Economic Impacts.” Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University. December 11. Available: https://projects.cberdata.org/130/regional

This report is designed to provide a very preliminary assessment of flood damages that occurred from June 6, 2008 along the White and Wabash Rivers, and their tributaries in Indiana. Early estimates of flood damages provide an important tool for allocating public and private resources in support of recovery efforts.

Related Study: Preliminary Flood Damage Estimates for Iowa (includes links to disaster impact studies for Tennessee Valley flooding, Hurricane Katrina, and Gulf Coast hurricanes)

A preliminary estimate of probable 2008 flood damages in Iowa, based on an econometric model developed after the 1993 floods and verified through experience with Hurricane Katrina.

Recommended Reading (written outside of Ball State):

Hurricane Katrina: Preliminary Estimates of Commercial and Public Sector Damages, September 2005 
This paper provides initial estimates of damages in a number of infrastructure categories and residential and commercial structures, content, and equipment. Written by Michael J. Hicks and Mark L. Burton at Marshall University. 

Expected Flood Damages to Transportation Infrastructures as a Proportion of Total Event Costs: A Methodological Exploration, 2003 
This study include estimation techniques for a wide-ranging set of residential and commercial damage groupings as a result of the 2003 floods of the Tennessee Valley. Written by Michael J. Hicks and Mark L. Burton at Marshall University.

Preliminary Information on Rebuilding Efforts in the Gulf Coast, 2007
This letter from the US Government Accountability Office reviews the size and scope of devestation caused by the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes.

The economic opportunity briefs comprise the second of three phases of analytical economic development study spanning two years. The Ball State University study team evaluated the efficacy of multiple and varied strategies for potential implementation in the seven northernmost counties of Indiana, collectively the Indiana Toll Road Corridor.

Survey and analysis was developed by Ball State's Building Better Communities in conjunction with the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University.

The economic opportunity briefs comprise the second of three phases of analytical economic development study spanning two years. The Ball State University study team evaluated the efficacy of multiple and varied strategies for potential implementation in the seven northernmost counties of Indiana, collectively the Indiana Toll Road Corridor.

Survey and analysis was developed by Ball State's Building Better Communities in conjunction with the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University.

The economic opportunity briefs comprise the second of three phases of analytical economic development study spanning two years. The Ball State University study team evaluated the efficacy of multiple and varied strategies for potential implementation in the seven northernmost counties of Indiana, collectively the Indiana Toll Road Corridor.

Survey and analysis was developed by Ball State's Building Better Communities in conjunction with the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University.

This report presents the preliminary study question and is the first of three phases of analytical economic development study spanning two years. The Ball State University study team evaluated the efficacy of multiple and varied strategies for potential implementation in the seven northernmost counties of Indiana, collectively the Indiana Toll Road Corridor.

Survey and analysis was developed by Ball State's Building Better Communities in conjunction with the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University.

In this policy brief, we focus on the uniformity of property tax assessment in the state and whether trends indicate that assessment is becoming more uniform over time. Data presented here indicate that overall property tax assessment uniformity is improving—property assessed values are moving closer to sale prices.

Produced for the Indiana Association of REALTORS.

Related Work:

• Assessment Quality: Sales Ratio Analysis of Residential Properties in Indiana. 2015.

This white paper (written by the Digital Policy Institute at Ball State) presents a discussion of the issues influencing research and policy in broadband accessibility, affordability, and quality, and efidence of the impact of regulatory changes to broadband telecommunications adoption rates in the United States.

The academic paper "Statewide Cable Franchising and Broadband Connections," is a complementary work examining broadband access via cable providers. The empirical issue posed is: Do the states that have adopted statewide cable franchising have higher growth rates in household and firm broadband connections than the states that have not adopted such provisions?

Using survey data from 502 local firms, Ball State researchers estimated the annual tonnage of waste paper generated by businesses in Delaware County.

This study focuses on the relationship between smoking behavior and the Indiana economy, triggering losses of at least $3.5 billion per year.

Produced for Tobacco Smart Indiana, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and the American Lung Association.

This study addresses the property tax assessment proposal and the scenarios presented in the State Board of Tax Commissioners' "Indiana Fair Market Study" (March 1999).  The authors offer an emperical analysis of the Fair Market Value Study's Scenario #6.