Rebuild the Badgers, Not Just the Roster
How Wisconsin fell behind in college football's new market, and how to make the rebuild last
Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy
How Wisconsin fell behind in college football's new market, and how to make the rebuild last
For every 100 manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin’s border counties in 2012, there were about 117 in 2025. Across the state line, 100 became 96.
Wisconsin remains near the bottom nationally in its four-year-to-two-year funding ratio under alternative measures of enrollment.
Wisconsin ranks 7th nationally in public support per student for its technical colleges—and 43rd for its universities.
Wisconsin has spent decades losing too much young talent. It has so far avoided an Illinois-style high-income outflow. The next governor should try to fix the first without creating the second.
Hospital prices have risen far faster than wages or general inflation, placing real burdens on Wisconsin employers, workers, and the state’s long-term competitiveness.
In the last 20 years, U.S. states with larger income tax cuts for seniors experienced faster growth rates
11.14.24 EVENT Steve Forbes "How Capitalism Can Save America"
Wisconsin State Legislature recently unveiled a tax cut plan which (among other initiatives) expands the state’s second income tax bracket to cover higher earners. We present a comprehensive model of the Wisconsin economy and its tax system to account for the behavioral responses from households and firms.
9.27.23 EVENT Dr. Arthur Laffer "Does Taxing the Rich Work?