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Opportunities Squandered in St. Louis Affect All of Missouri

Opportunities Squandered in St. Louis Affect All of Missouri

Jun 6, 2023

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Opportunity cost. The concept is so simple that a...

Podcast: Inflation is Getting Worse with Dr. Howard Wall

Podcast: Inflation is Getting Worse with Dr. Howard Wall

Jun 13, 2022

Dr. Susan Pendergrass speaks with the Director of the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise and Professor of Economics in Plaster...

SMI Podcast: The GameStop Revolution

SMI Podcast: The GameStop Revolution

Feb 9, 2021

On this episode of the podcast, Howard Wall joins Susan Pendergrass. Dr. Wall directs the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise...

The Latest Show-Me Institute Podcast

The Latest Show-Me Institute Podcast

Jun 15, 2020

On the latest Show-Me Institute Podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Dr. Howard Wall. Dr. Wall directs the Hammond...

About That “Economic Impact Study” Conducted on Free Bus Service in Kansas City . . .

About That “Economic Impact Study” Conducted on Free Bus Service in Kansas City . . .

Feb 6, 2020

In a January 26, 2020 column for The Kansas City Star, the CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority...

Bike Lanes Won’t Create 12,600 Jobs, Either

Bike Lanes Won’t Create 12,600 Jobs, Either

Apr 22, 2019

My colleague recently wrote a post skeptical of the Bike KC Master Plan claim that spending $400 million on bike...

Is St. Louis Successful?

Is St. Louis Successful?

Apr 3, 2019

What makes a successful city? Recently, the Show-Me Institute, in collaboration with the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason...

St. Louis Is Failing, and It Has Only Its Government to Blame

St. Louis Is Failing, and It Has Only Its Government to Blame

Mar 28, 2018

Last month the U.S. Census Bureau found that St. Louis had, once again, shrunk in population over the last year....

Taxes: Hitting Some Missouri Businesses Harder than Others?

Taxes: Hitting Some Missouri Businesses Harder than Others?

Oct 27, 2017

In their essay, “Taxing Business in Missouri,” Professors Rik Hafer, Ph.D., and Howard Wall, Ph.D., review the research of the...

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