Browsing: Economy and Infastructure

When NAFTA was ratified in 1994, we studied the issue an concluded it would benefit Wisconsin. Five years later, we examine our hypothesis and discover that NAFTA works.

A myth that continues to exist in the minds of the public and many a government regulator is the notion…

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Wisconsin’s state government turned 150 years old this year. Over that time, Wisconsin state government has grown from a few…

Another Look at Tolling Wisconsin Interstates Read More… Economic Issues and Native American Gaming Read More… Armchair Quarterbacking and Sloppy…

Is light rail the answer to metropolitan Milwaukee’s traffic problems?

The Wisconsin Works (W-2) program has garnered substantial attention for revolutionizing expectations about the obligations of public assistance recipients. Less…

After languishing for 150 years in the backwash of economic development in the Green Bay area, the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin (hereinafter “the Tribe”) is experiencing its first generation of prosperity. The prosperity is the result of a bingo and casino gambling franchise, hard work, and a good location. The Tribe is using

By Sammis White, Ph.D. The Wisconsin economy has continued to generate new jobs. Aside from a modest slowdown in 1991-92,…

By Lawrence Mead, Ph.D. Between 1987, when Tommy Thompson took office as governor, and 1994, Wisconsin cut its welfare caseload…

By William Thompson, Ph.D., Ricardo Gazel, Dan Rickman A White Buffalo was born August 20, l994, on a farm outside of Janesville: a true White Buffalo, a sacred symbol for many Native Americans. The White Buffalo may be the reincarnated spirit of White Buffalo Calf Woman — who, according to legend, had come to Earth

Welfare reform in Wisconsin

Sammis White, Ph.D. The consensus in Wisconsin and the nation is that the current welfare system must be changed. Welfare today neither raises the poor out of poverty nor does it make them any less dependent.  A new approach to welfare must be employed –  one that both reduces poverty and moves recipients, as responsible

By Richard Cebula According to a new set of projections, many industries in the state of Wisconsin are likely to benefit significantly over time from the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In the aggregate, over the next five years, as many as 3,300 jobs could be created in Wisconsin as a

By Mark Alan Hughes, Ph.D. In this report, we present new findings from the 1990 Census to document changes during the last twenty years in the demographic and economic conditions of metropolitan Milwaukee. In particular, we present the striking divergence of conditions in the city and the surrounding suburbs. Among our findings:  Suburbanization is a

By John Wagner The State of Wisconsin has approved a significant expansion of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). Supporters…

By Daniel Alesch, Ph.D. This is a case study of privatized general relief administration. The privatization program, which may be…

By Richard Cebula, Ph.D. The purpose of this study is to estimate the additional aggregate cost per year to Wisconsin…

The migration impact of Wisconsin’s AFDC benefit levels: a re-examination