Rent-seeking

Pile of money, economic development subsidies, economic development policy, William Baumol

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | July 9, 2026

What Happens after States Hand Out Massive Corporate Subsidies?

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Farmland

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | October 7, 2022

Boo: Agricultural Tax Credit Passage No Treat for Taxpayers

By Patrick Ishmael | Read Time 2 min

EV charging station

Economy | ARTICLE | October 27, 2021

St Louis County Council Mandates Businesses Install EV Charging Stations

By Jakob Puckett | Read Time 2 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | May 15, 2014

Corporate Welfare Defense: ‘We Could Have Taken More’

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | November 1, 2012

Privilege Seeking

By Kacie Barnes (Galbraith) | Read Time 1 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | September 3, 2011

Aerotropolis: The Wrong Way to Get-It-Done

By Andrew B. Wilson | Read Time 4 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | June 16, 2011

Trade Promotes Growth, Except When Hijacked by Subsidy-Seeking Special Interests

By Audrey Spalding | Read Time 4 min

Economy | ARTICLE | December 15, 2010

The Case for Eliminating Subsidies to Industries

By Christine Harbin | Read Time 5 min

Economy | ARTICLE | December 3, 2010

Fake Markets in Everything

By Audrey Spalding | Read Time 1 min

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