To increase economic policy discussion and the accessibility of economic policy research, the Center will issue regular reports and forecasts on major economic trends in the state, and produce in-depth, timely studies on important issues facing the state economy.
Particular areas of focus include:
- Empirical Analysis and Forecasting: Documenting world, national, and regional economic changes and their impact on Wisconsin.
- Economic Development: Analysis of policies and initiatives to spur economic growth and development at the state level.
- Public Finance: Analysis of the allocation of resources by the public sector at the local, state, and national levels.
The first CROWE Policy Report, “The Impact of the Manufacturing and Agriculture Credit in Wisconsin,” was issued in April 2017.
Research Reports
COVID-19 Research Reports
2020 Research Reports
2019 Research Reports
- 12/2019: Revisiting the Foxconn Agreement
- 12/2019: Faulty Data Driving the Manufacturing “Recession” in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
- 10/2019: Unfreezing In-State Tuition
- 8/2019: Jobs, Skills and the Prison-to-Work Transition
- 6/2019: Potential Medicaid Expansion in Wisconsin: New Estimates of Costs and Benefits for Health Care Providers and the Privately Insured
- 5/2019: Marginal Tax Rates and Individual Income Tax Reforms in Wisconsin
- 4/2019: Private Health Care Spending and Medicaid Expansion: Evidence for Wisconsin
- 3/2019: Business Dynamism in the U.S. and in Wisconsin
- 2/2019: The Impact of Medicaid Expansion
- 1/2019: Forecasting U.S. and Wisconsin Economies in 2019
2018 Research Reports
- 12/2018: The Impact of Income Tax Reductions in Wisconsin
- 12/2018: State-Level Implications of Federal Tax Policies
- 10/2018: The Economic Impact of a New Metallic Mine in Wisconsin
- 9/2018: UW-Madison and the State of Wisconsin
- 9/2018: The Impacts of State Tax Structure: A Panel Analysis
- 6/2018: Evidence of Minnesota's Minimum Wage Increases
- 5/2018: Economic Performance in Wisconsin since the Great Recession: A County-Level Analysis
- 2/2018: Business Formation in Wisconsin During and After the Great Recession
- 1/2018: Forecasting the US and Wisconsin Economies in 2018
Presentation Materials and Media Coverage
To view materials from “Wisconsin and the National Economy”, the inaugural CROWE event, choose a link below.
Slides include “Overview of CROWE and Outlook for the Wisconsin Economy” by Noah Williams, “Competition and Productivity Growth in the Rust Belt” by Simeon Alder and “The Economic Reform Imperative: State, Nation, World” by John Taylor of Stanford University.
Presentation materials from subsequent events are also available below.
- AGC Wisconsin Presentation
- John Cochrane- "Free to Grow"
- 2018 Annual Event
- Wisconsin and the National Economy Slides
- The Economic Reform Imperative: State, Nation, World by John Taylor
- Young Americans for Freedom Event
- Fond du Lac Founders’ Day Celebration
- How Has Wisconsin Recovered from the Recession? From Wisconsin Public Television