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Browsing: Economy
As Wisconsin’s population ages, we will need immigrants in our future workforce to keep our economy vibrant.
As Wisconsin’s debt load continues to grow, the tax burden for Wisconsin families and businesses will grow right along with it
Why you’ll pay more at the pump
Wisconsin should be careful when it comes to limiting new technology
The impact of state taxes
Encouraging Growth Companies in Wisconsin
Education and training under Wisconsin Works
Why building a “new” Milwaukee economy matters to Wisconsin
When then Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson introduced the Wisconsin Works (W-2) proposal in November of 1994, he cited this principle…
The 1990s were growth years for the United States and for Wisconsin. The Wisconsin economy added 461,748 jobs, growing by a remarkable 21 percent over the 1991-1999 period, far surpassing the U.S. growth rate of 13 percent. Unfortunately for some, growth was not uniform across all areas of the state. Employment in Brown County (Green
Over the next several years, there may be no more important issue in Wisconsin than the rebuilding of the Marquette Interchange
Who is leaving the state? Where are they going?
We know that in 1990 there were over 96,000 women on AFDC in Wisconsin. Today, there are less than 8,000.
Wisconsin’s Regional Employment Growth The Wisconsin economy in the 1990s benefited from the long period of growth experienced by the…
The Wisconsin Works (W-2) program has garnered substantial attention for revolutionizing expectations about the obligations of public assistance recipients. Less…
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 John Wagner The State of Wisconsin has approved a significant expansion of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). Supporters…
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

