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Shaping the Great Lakes economy: a conference summary

Economic Perspectives , Volume 17 , Issue Jul

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Is manufacturing at a crossroads?

Chicago Fed Letter , Issue Jul

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State and local government spending--the balance between investment and consumption

Working Paper Series, Regional Economic Issues , Paper 92-14

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A new social compact: how university engagement can fuel innovation

Richard K. Lester feels that colleges and universities, because they are immobile, can replace local institutions whose leadership has been eroded by globalization. However, university attempts to improve the regional economy must be well-planned. North Dakota clearly illustrates benefits of a strategic approach to university and college interaction with the economy. This paper examines the degree to which their Higher Education Roundtable fits into the specific model of engagement proposed by Lester. Much of the specificity of the North Dakota plan came in the implementation, which has been ...
Working Paper Series , Paper WP-06-08

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Maintaining and financing infrastructure in tough budgetary times

Chicago Fed Letter , Issue Dec

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Natural gas prices-national and regional issues

Chicago Fed Letter , Issue Oct

Newsletter
Sin Taxes: The Sobering Fiscal Reality

On April 2, 2015, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Civic Federation held a forum to examine the use and efficacy of so-called sin taxes (e.g., taxes on alcohol, tobacco and gambling) levied by state and local governments.
Chicago Fed Letter

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Public and private sector compensation: what is affordable in this recession and beyond? -- a conference summary

On February 26, 2009, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and The Civic Federation hosted a forum to examine the differences in wages and benefits between the public sector and private sector and to discuss best practices in work force sustainability.
Chicago Fed Letter , Issue May

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Revenue bubbles and structural deficits: What’s a state to do?

The 2001 recession proved alarming to state government finances. A relatively shallow national recession led to a severe downturn in state revenues that took three years to unwind. In the current economic downturn, early signs of fiscal stress are already apparent. This raises several fundamental questions: * Since 1984 the U.S. macroeconomy entered into the "Great Moderation" in which economic volatility was reduced. Has state revenue volatility relative to the business cycle increased during this period? * Has the composition of state revenues and expenditures made states more susceptible ...
Working Paper Series , Paper WP-08-15

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The going gets tough: state and local governments confront the nineties

Economic Perspectives , Volume 15 , Issue May

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