The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE) supports and disseminates economic policy research, with a particular focus on the Wisconsin economy and state-level economic policy issues.
Forecasting the U.S. and Wisconsin Economies in 2023 and 2024
The probability of recession in Wisconsin remains low in 2023, rising to almost 20% in 2024.
Business Formations in Wisconsin April 2023
This CROWE data brief discusses business formations and applications in Wisconsin.
CROWE names new co-directors
The Department of Economics has named Kim Ruhl and Ananth Seshadri as co-directors of the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy.
Five Options to Lower the Income Tax Rates in Wisconsin
In this report we evaluate five options to lower the income tax rates in Wisconsin, which are higher than the rates in most other states.
The Economic Impact of Lowering Income Tax Rates in Wisconsin
This CROWE report presents a model of the Wisconsin economy and its tax system, and shows that reducing the state’s individual income tax rates will increase output and household consumption
significantly.
Fundamental State Tax Reform: Eliminating the Income Tax in Wisconsin
The state of Wisconsin has the oldest continuously operating state income tax in the United States. We develop and analyze a plan to dramatically change that history.
Wisconsin's Sales Tax Regressivity
Wisconsin’s sales tax is less regressive than you think.
The Wisconsin State Income Tax
A primer on the Wisconsin income tax, including the current distribution of taxes and effective tax rates.