In their essay, “Taxing Business in Missouri,” Professors Rik Hafer, Ph.D., and Howard Wall, Ph.D., review the research of the Tax Foundation to better understand tax policy in Missouri. Their meta-analysis explains why Missouri’s economic performance remains below the national average. If Missouri reformed tax policy to lift the burden on all businesses, would that improve the Show-Me State’s economic performance?
Taxes: Hitting Some Missouri Businesses Harder than Others?
Economy
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About the Author
Rik W. Hafer
Rik Hafer is an associate professor of economics and the Director of the Center for Economics and the Environment at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. He was previously a distinguished research professor of economics and finance at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. After...
