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The Arkansas Center for Research in Economics (ACRE) is an Arkansas focused research center housed in the College of Business at the University of Central Arkansas. ACRE scholars and policy analysts use academic research and original analysis to educate the public on important issues of public policy in Arkansas. Our research focuses on barriers to employment, taxes and spending, targeted incentives, and government transparency. ACRE promotes solutions that respect the personal and economic freedoms of individuals because protecting and expanding these freedoms has a proven record of improving the lives of people around the world and here at home.
Recent ACRE Publications
The Future of Arkansas Tax Reform: Next Steps on the Road Map to Competitiveness
by Jeremy Horpedahl and Tax Foundation Researchers
For Dr. Horpedahl’s latest book on tax reform in Arkansas, ACRE once again teamed up with experts at the Tax Foundation to look at how to reform and reduce taxes in Arkansas. They lay out several reform options for both personal and corporate income taxes that will continue to improve Arkansas’s competitiveness, implemented in a way that will not significantly upset the delivery of government services to constituents. As the public debate about taxes in Arkansas continues, Dr. Horpedahl and co-authors provide updated resources and advice from their influential 2016 book on the same topic to further advance the debate and tax reform.
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Access Arkansas: County and City Web Transparency (4th edition)
by Dr. Joyce O. Ajayi and Dr. Mavuto Kalulu
In the fourth edition of their well-regarded publication, ACRE researchers Dr. Ajayi and Dr. Kalulu provide updated results on web transparency for Arkansas counties, as well as expand their analysis to include larger cities in Arkansas. Past editions of the publication have served to assist counties with becoming more transparent for their constituents, as well as helped Arkansas lawmakers write new rules and guidance for local governments regarding web transparency. See where your city and county rank!