By Caleb Taylor The Arkansas Legislative Tax Reform and Relief Task Force cited UCA Assistant Professor and ACRE Scholar Dr. Jeremy Horpedahl’s work on property and sales taxes in its interim report released on December 18th. The 180 page report produced by Public Financial Management (PFM) summarizes the task force’s work so far to modernize and […]
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Bundrick, Snyder To Testify To Subcommittee On Targeted Business Subsidies
By Caleb Taylor Jacob Bundrick and Dr. Tom Snyder will speak before the State Agencies & Governmental Affairs – Senate Constitutional Issues Subcommittee at 1 p.m. Monday in the Old Supreme Courtroom at the State Capitol regarding their research examining the effects of targeted business subsidies on economic growth. Bundrick and Snyder’s working paper titled […]
Dr. Horpedahl Talks Future of Economic Growth In Arkansas
By Caleb Taylor ACRE Scholar and UCA Assistant Professor of Economics Dr. Jeremy Horpedahl participated in a panel discussion entitled “The Arkansas Business Status and Future under the Trump Era” at the annual meeting of the Arkansas College Teachers Of Economics and Business (ACTEB) on September 29th, 2017. Other panelists included Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s […]
“Reason To Be Skeptical” Of Business Subsidies, Bundrick Says
By Caleb Taylor ACRE Policy Analyst Jacob Bundrick discussed state government’s track record in creating jobs with cash subsidies through the Quick Action Closing Fund in an op-ed published on January 20th in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The Quick Action Closing Fund (QACF) allows the state to provide cash grants to select entities in the hopes […]
Dr. Mitchell Explains AR’s Economic Freedom Ranking In Jonesboro Sun Op-Ed
By Caleb Taylor In an op-ed published in the Jonesboro Sun on December 19th, ACRE Director and UCA Associate Professor of Economics Dr. David Mitchell discussed Arkansas being ranked 35th in economic freedom in the “Economic Freedom of North America 2017” report released on December 14th. The report measures the economic freedom in U.S. States, […]
Individual and Corporate Income Tax Changes discussed at Tax Task Force
By Caleb Taylor Legislators on the Arkansas Tax Reform and Relief Task Force yesterday discussed possible changes to Arkansas’s individual income and corporate income taxes. You can view the PowerPoint presentations to the task force yesterday here and here. Individual Income Taxes Arkansas has the highest top income tax rate compared to our surrounding states […]
Where Does Arkansas Rank In Occupational Licensing?
Dr. Dick Carpenter spoke to UCA students at the College of Business Auditorium in Conway on November 16 about how Arkansas’s occupational licensing laws compared to the rest of the nation. Carpenter is a director of strategic research for the Institute for Justice (IJ), a nonprofit public interest law firm. He is the co-author of […]
Dr. Snyder Discusses Occupational Licensing In Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Op-Ed
By Caleb Taylor ACRE Scholar and UCA Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Thomas Snyder discussed occupational licensing burdens in Arkansas and its surrounding states in an op-ed published on December 28 in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. In his op-ed, Snyder references a study released on November 13 entitled “License to Work: A National Study of Burdens […]
Dr. Mitchell Comments On Arkansas Being 35th In Economic Freedom Index
Arkansas ranks 35th in the United States in economic freedom, according to an annual report released yesterday by the Fraser Institute. Arkansas’s score held steady from the previous report, though the ranking dropped slightly as other states improved their scores. The report was authored by Fred McMahon, the Dr. Michael A. Walker Research Chair in […]
Bundrick, Snyder Discuss QACF Failures On Paul Harrell Program
By Caleb Taylor ACRE Policy Analyst Jacob Bundrick and ACRE Scholar and UCA Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Thomas Snyder joined the Paul Harrell Program on December 12th to discuss their recent working paper, “Do Business Subsidies Lead to Increased Economic Activity? Evidence from Arkansas’s Quick Action Closing Fund.” The Quick Action Closing Fund (QACF) […]