Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy
5.20.24. Junjie Guo, Kim Ruhl and Ananth Seshadri. In this sixth, and final, report in "The Economics of UW-Madison" white paper series we explore the internal and external constraints faced by UW-Madison and the reasons these constraints exist.
5.6.24. Junjie Guo, Kim Ruhl and Ananth Seshadri. In this fifth report in "The Economics of UW-Madison" white paper series we addresses the question: Is the Wisconsin taxpayer rather ungenerous in funding higher education?
4.26.24. Junjie Guo, Kim Ruhl and Ananth Seshadri. In this fourth report in "The Economics of UW-Madison" white paper series we present measures of administrative intensity for UW-Madison and comparisons with peer institutions.
4.18.24. Junjie Guo, Kim Ruhl and Ananth Seshadri. In this third report in "The Economics of UW-Madison" white paper series we present a time series of undergraduate and graduate rankings of UW-Madison.
4.9.24. Junjie Guo, Kim Ruhl and Ananth Seshadri. In this second report in "The Economics of UW-Madison" white paper series we estimate the value different majors at UW-Madison.
4.3.24. Junjie Guo, Kim Ruhl and Ananth Seshadri. In this first report in "The Economics of UW-Madison" white paper series we estimate the value of a UW-Madison bachelor's degree.
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.
10.10.23. Junjie Guo. Kim Ruhl. Wisconsin's rates of business entry and exit lag those in the U.S. as a whole and continue to decline.
6.26.23. Junjie Guo, Kim Ruhl and Ananth Seshadri. In this report we evaluate the economic impact of the Wisconsin State Legislature's Joint Finance Committee (JFC)'s plan to cut the state's individual income tax rates.
5.17.23. Junjie Guo, Kim Ruhl and Ananth Seshadri. 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.