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Series:Regional Economic Development  Bank:Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 

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Medicaid-the need for reform

Recent administration proposals to address the rising cost of Medicaid will do little to contain costs or truly reform the program. The primary issues are the large differences among state Medicaid programs in coverage and benefits and the programs high and rising costs. In this paper, we describe and develop several options for Medicaid reform that would expand coverage, provide fiscal relief to states, shift responsibility for some or all of the cost of dual eligibles to the federal government, and eliminate or restructure the disproportionate share programs. A number of other issues are ...
Regional Economic Development , Issue Oct , Pages 12-21

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A spatial analysis of income inequality in Arkansas at the county level: evidence from tax and commuting data

Regional Economic Development , Issue Nov , Pages 52-65

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School accountability and student performance - commentary

Regional Economic Development , Issue Mar , Pages 68-69

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The state of state and local government finance

This paper provides an overview of the state-local government sector, a review of the short-run impact of the 2007-09 recession on state and local governments, and a brief summary of key long-run challenges state and local governments will encounter in the next decade. State and local governments in aggregate represent about one-seventh of the U.S. economy, with education and welfare (mostly Medicaid) accounting for more than half. These governments currently face nearly unprecedented fiscal turmoil as a result of the recent recession. Even after the economy recovers, states and localities ...
Regional Economic Development , Issue Oct , Pages 4-22

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Commentary on \\"state tax revenue growth and volatility\\"

Regional Economic Development , Issue Oct , Pages 59-64

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Regional aggregation in forecasting: an application to the Federal Reserve's Eighth District

Hernndez-Murillo and Owyang (2006) showed that accounting for spatial correlations in regional data can improve forecasts of national employment. This paper considers whether the predictive advantage of disaggregate models remains when forecasting subnational data. The authors conduct horse races among several forecasting models in which the objective is to forecast regional- or state-level employment. For some models, the objective is to forecast using the sum of further disaggregated employment (i.e., forecasts of metropolitan statistical area (MSA)-level data are summed to yield ...
Regional Economic Development , Issue Oct , Pages 15-29

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Commentary on \\"states in fiscal distress\\"

Regional Economic Development , Issue Oct , Pages 81-87

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Alternative education finance strategies - discussion

Regional Economic Development , Issue Mar , Pages 28-30

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The U.S. ethanol industry

Ethanol is vital to achieving greater American energy independence. It is today's only viable and available fuel that can be substituted for gasoline. Unlike oil, ethanol is renewable-it will never run out. As science moves from making ethanol from corn to producing it from corn cobs and other plant materials, ethanol will continue to be a sustainable and effective energy solution for the world. America's dependence on foreign oil causes enormous problems for Americans every day-raising the prices on everything from gas to groceries and sending money and jobs overseas. This article summarizes ...
Regional Economic Development , Issue Apr , Pages 3-11

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School accountability and student performance - commentary

Regional Economic Development , Issue Mar , Pages 66-67

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