Can Judges Improve Academic Achievement?
Over the last 3 decades student achievement has remained essentially unchanged in the United States, but not for a...
What Do Cost Functions Tell Us About the Cost of an Adequate Education?
Econometric cost functions have begun to appear in education adequacy cases with greater frequency. Cost functions are superficially attractive because...
A New Defendant at the Table: An Overview of Missouri School Finance and Recent Litigation
Like many other states, Missouri has gone through several rounds of school finance litigation. However, the trial just concluded was...
Missouri’s Changing Transportation Paradigm
Successful societies and growing economies have always depended on efficient transportation. Witness the roads of the Roman Empire, the...
Review of Kansas City Transit Plans
After rejecting rail transit proposals at the polls six different times, Kansas City voters approved a light-rail plan in November,...
The Fiscal Effects of a Tuition Tax Credit Program in Missouri
A tuition tax credit program has been proposed for Missouri to address education inequality among low-income families. The terms...
Should Missouri Eliminate the Individual Income Tax?
Missouri’s economy has stagnated for years, despite some modest successes. Policymakers often respond by instituting tax credits or other incentives...
The Specter of Condemnation: The Case Against Eminent Domain for Private Profit in Missouri
Private property rights have long been regarded as the foundation of a free society. Traditionally, the taking of private property...
Saint Louis County, Drugs, and Competitive Bidding: A Privatization Success Story
This study examines the privatization of pharmacy services in Saint Louis County. The author, Show-Me Institute policy analyst David Stokes,...
Free-Market Health Care Reform in Missouri: A Primer
The media has focused on a controversial midwife provision that was inserted into the bill at the last minute. But...
Ready for Change: What Missourians Think of Parental Choice and Public Schools
In an attempt to gauge the intensity and direction of public opinion on school choice in Missouri, the...
Unleashing Video Competition: The Benefits of Cable Franchise Reform for Missouri Consumers
Economics teaches that consumers and society as a whole benefit from vigorous competition. For the last quarter-century, policymakers have debated...
Looking for Leadership: Assessing the Case for Mayoral Control of Urban School Systems
Some analysts contend that mayoral control gives urban districts the focused leadership they need to enact tough reforms. A...
How to Replace the Earnings Tax in Kansas City
In an earlier report, I demonstrated that earnings taxes are negatively correlated with the size of a city’s economy...
How to Replace the Earnings Tax in Saint Louis
In an earlier report, I demonstrated that earnings taxes are negatively correlated with the size of a city’s economy relative...
Repealing the State Income Tax by 2020
Missouri suffers from a stubborn economic growth deficit that has grown larger over the past two decades. Signs of...
The Impact of Missouri’s Proposed $6.50 Minimum Wage on the Labor Market
A proposal on the November 2006 ballot in Missouri would raise the state minimum wage to $6.50 an hour. Supporters...
The Economic Effects of Minimum Wages: What Might Missouri Expect from Passage of Proposition B?
In November, Missouri voters will vote on Proposition B, which would raise the state’s minimum wage to $6.50 per hour...
How an Earnings Tax Harms Cities Like Saint Louis and Kansas City
About one in four large cities in the United States has an earnings tax. I attempt to quantify the...
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