May 11, 2021: Prof Williams’ recent CROWE report featured in Wisbusiness.com — Only three in 10 Wisconsin workers who applied for unemployment insurance over the past year have been paid, according to the latest report …
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Sales tax increase would slow economic recovery
Milwaukee Business Journal Feb 19, 2021 Raising any tax during an economic downturn is simply a bad idea. And raising the sales tax when lower income individuals and retailers have been disproportionately harmed by COVID-19 …
In the Media: Green Bay Press Gazette
Sales tax increased $1 million despite a pandemic Bollier, Jeff. Green Bay Press Gazette; Green Bay, Wis. [Green Bay, Wis] 08 Feb 2021: Link to PDF Version GREEN BAY — A well-timed U.S. Supreme Court …
From wisbusiness.com: October unemployment rates declined in eight of Wisconsin’s 72 counties over the month
— October unemployment rates declined in eight of Wisconsin’s 72 counties over the month, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The largest decrease of 0.6 percentage points occurred in northwestern …
Economic Issues in the 2020 Election and Beyond
Join us for our virtual Fall Webinar Series “Economic Issues in the 2020 Election and Beyond“, featuring prominent economists. The webinars will follow a discussion format rather than a formal presentation. At the end, CROWE …
Summary of WMC webinar — 28 May 2020
SUMMARY OF NOAH’S UPDATE AT WMC BUSINESS COALITION UPDATE CALL FROM WISBUSINESS.COM … — The UW-Madison Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy Director Noah Williams estimates the unemployment rate in Wisconsin was 22.7 percent …
May 12, 2020 UW Now Panel Discussion on Economic Effects of COVID-19
— As Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is estimated to exceed 20 percent based on initial unemployment claims, rural northern parts of the state are seeing a larger impact. Noah Williams, director for UW-Madison’s Center for Research …