How Missouri Can Encourage Economic Growth

Economy | July 1, 2026

By Joseph Haslag | Read Time 1 min

In his 2026 report, Looking for Growth: A Productivity Story, economist Joseph Haslag finds that eliminating Missouri’s state income tax could raise the state’s annual growth rate by a quarter to a half percentage point and lift workers’ incomes.

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Joseph Haslag

Joseph Haslag is the Donald R. Street Endowed Professor and Department Head of Economics at Auburn University. Until the end of 2018, Professor Haslag was the Institute's chief economist. An expert in monetary policy, Haslag has done research at the Federal Reserve Banks of Saint Louis, Dallas, and...

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