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Corporate Welfare
Sep 9, 2020
Back for More Handouts
Government handouts can be a slippery slope for some developers—once they get one, they just ask for more and more. That appears to be the case for developers seeking millions […]
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Corporate Welfare
Aug 18, 2020
Are Policymakers in a Prisoners’ Dilemma with Economic Development Incentives?
In a recent paper, Michael D. Farren and Matthew D. Mitchell compare economic development incentive decisions by two states to the prisoners’ dilemma in game theory. Examining this interesting comparison may […]
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Corporate Welfare
Aug 12, 2020
TIF for Tat Two
Back in December 2018, the Show-Me Institute published TIF-for-Tat: The Relationship Between Political Contributions and Tax-increment Financing Awards. A new nationwide study reaches similar conclusions about incentives offered at the state […]
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Corporate Welfare
Aug 11, 2020
New Paper Suggests Kansas and Missouri on the Right Track with Truce
If you need a reminder regarding the negative consequences of economic development incentives, look no further than this paper published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. This all-encompassing paper lays […]
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Corporate Welfare
Jun 29, 2020
Dear Mr. President: No More State and Local Bailouts
The Show-Me Institute isn’t typically one to join “coalitions” or issue open letters to officials, but the public debate on a proposed second round of coronavirus-related bailouts to state and […]
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Corporate Welfare
Jun 24, 2020
About That Border War Truce . . .
Last fall, there was much rejoicing about the effort by Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to end the economic development border war between the two states. […]

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