Elias Tsapelas

Elias Tsapelas earned his Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Missouri in 2016. Before joining the Show-Me Institute, he worked for the State of Missouri's Department of Economic Development and Office of Administration, Division of Budget & Planning. His research interests include economic development, health policy, and budget-related issues.

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Budget and Spending | POLICY BRIEF | October 14, 2024

The Minimum Wage in Missouri

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 1 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | October 7, 2024

Missouri Ballot Issues and the Return of Three Mile Island

By Elias Tsapelas and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 14, 2024

Missouri Taxpayer Bill of Rights, Back to School, and STL County Changes

By Elias Tsapelas and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | August 13, 2024

Watch: The Case for a Missouri Taxpayer Bill of Rights Virtual Event

By Elias Tsapelas and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

Health Care | ARTICLE | August 9, 2024

Transparency Yields Results

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

Missouri Capitol

Economy | MODEL POLICY | August 6, 2024

A Taxpayer Bill of Rights for Missouri

By Elias Tsapelas and 1 more | Read Time 1 min

Health Care | ARTICLE | July 30, 2024

CON-sanity

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 2, 2024

How Fast Should Government Grow with Elias Tsapelas

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 1 min

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Health Care | ARTICLE | June 11, 2024

What about the Nurses?

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

Burning money

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | June 10, 2024

Legislature Playing with Fire

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

Doctor at laptop

Health Care | ARTICLE | May 15, 2024

Don’t Drop the Call for Telemedicine

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | May 14, 2024

No Way to Budget

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

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