Do Indiana Residents Spend Too Much on Healthcare?
Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research
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This study examines per capita healthcare expenditures, hospital prices, and market concentration (monopolization) in Indiana, through the context of healthcare outcomes and behaviors. We construct a healthcare expenditure model of all 50 states and compare the per person expenditures in other states to Hoosier residents in 20 categories of potential causal factors. |
Published December 17, 2019
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The 2020 Economic Forecast for the United States, Midwest, and East Central Indiana
Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research
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We review changes in U.S. employment and output, with considerations for the manufacturing and housing industries. We then provide the 2020 forecast and predict economic performance at the state and local levels. Indiana Economic Outlook event sponsored by First Merchants. Presented Dec. 11, 2019. |
Published December 11, 2019
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Local Government Responses to Property Tax Rate Caps: An Analysis of Indiana Municipal Governments
Ball State Bowen Center for Public Affairs
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This policy brief investigates local government responses to revenue decreases caused by property tax rate caps. Using data on 28 municipal governments in Indiana, we examine the extent to which they utilize two policy options available for managing declining revenues. We find that Indiana municipalities did engage in strategies to reduce budgets and employment and also increase revenue since the implementation of tax rate caps. Produced in partnership with the Bowen Center for Public Affairs at Ball State University. |
Published December 6, 2019
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The Use of GDP Data to Analyze Economic Development Priorities
Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research
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In this study, we analyze some of the most pertinent aspects of a regional economy—the roles played by capital, labor, and productivity growth. We exploit the recently released data on county-level gross domestic product (GDP) to evaluate a number of policy-relevant issues across Indiana. |
Published November 21, 2019
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Indiana Has a Monopoly Problem in Healthcare; Preliminary evidence and recommendations
Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research
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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. |
Published September 25, 2019
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