Case Study

Corporate Welfare

Tax-Increment Financing in Post-tornado Joplin

The tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri in May of 2011 killed 161 people and injured over 1,000. Property damage resulted in insurance claims of over $2 billion and cost residents […]

Moving Mizzou Forward: Reform Ideas from around the Nation

This case study examines innovative programs at different universities and university systems around the country tackling the very problems that are facing the University of Missouri today: namely, how do […]

State and Local Government

Breaking Down Revenue: How Kansas City And Saint Louis Compare To Six Other Cities

Cities need money to operate. The types and amounts of revenue they collect differ from city to city. This case study focuses on revenue collection in Kansas City and Saint […]

Decentralization Through Centralization: The Story Of The Recovery School District

Individuals who support free markets and limited government often are the most strident advocates for school choice. Many of these same individuals applaud the development of the emerging school choice […]

Teacher Pension Enhancement In Missouri: 1975 To The Present

This paper examines the history of benefit enhancements in Missouri’s main teacher pension plan from 1975 to the present. The key organizing principle of this analysis is pension wealth, a […]

Pennsylvania’s Education Improvement Tax Credit Program: A Winning Educational Partnership

In 2001, Pennsylvania became the first state in the nation to enact a highly innovative public-private partnership in the form of an education tax credit aimed at corporations. Since […]

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