Michael Austin

Michael Austin was a Policy Analyst at the Show-Me Institute specializing in state and local budgets, taxes, and economic growth. Michael graduated with a BBA in business management and economics from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, and he holds an MA with honors in economics from the University of Kansas. Before joining the Show-Me Institute, Michael served concurrently as a financial economist at the Kansas Department of Revenue and as an economic adviser to the Governor of the State of Kansas, Sam Brownback. Michael's key research contributions include Kansas unemployment insurance reform, state tax policy reform and maintenance, occupational license reform, and other aspects of state economic policy.

Contributions by Michael Austin

2018 Blueprint: Earned Income Tax Credit

Published on Jan 16, 2018

Was Missouri Always Like This? A Comparison of Missouri’s Growth with that of the United States

Published on Jul 11, 2017