To increase economic policy discussion and the accessibility of economic policy research, the Center issues regular reports and forecasts on major economic trends in the state, and produces in-depth, timely studies on important issues facing the state economy.
Research Reports
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2022
2021
- 12/2021: Fundamental State Tax Reform: Eliminating the Income Tax in Wisconsin
- 9/2021: The Evolution and Impacts of the State Corporate Tax Structure: 2011-2020
- 7/2021: On the allocation of resources between UW-Madison and UWM
- 6/2021: Middle Income Tax Reform Options for Wisconsin and Evaluating A Proposal by the Joint Committee on Finance
- 5/2021: The (Poor) Performance of the Unemployment Insurance System during COVID-19 in the United States and (Especially) Wisconsin
- 4/2021: The Impact of Increased Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 1/2021: Industry Concentration and Local Labor Market Dynamics
- 1/2021: Forecasting the U.S. and Wisconsin Economies in 2021
COVID-19
2020
2019
- 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 Dynamisn in the U.S. and Wisconsin
- 2/2019: The Impact of Medicaid Expansion
- 1/2019: Forecasting U.S. and Wisconsin Economies in 2019
2018
- 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 on the Effects 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 U.S. and Wisconsin Economies in 2018