Middle Class Political Economist

I grew up in a middle-class family, the first to go to college full-time and the first to earn a Ph.D. The economic policies of the last 40 years have reduced the middle class's security, and this blog is a small contribution to reversing that.

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Join our Team, Help Change the World

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  Today I have a guest post from my colleague Arlene Martinez, Deputy Executive Director and Communications Director of Good Jobs First.   A...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

New Study Shows South Carolina Schools are the "Biggest Losers" to Tax Incentive

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 A major new study by my colleagues at Good Jobs First found that of any state in the Union, South Carolina schools lose the most to tax in...
Friday, November 26, 2021

New "Taxcast" focuses on Tax Haven Ireland

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 The newest edition of The Taxcast just dropped, and it's (almost) all about one of my favorite countries, Ireland. You remember Irelan...
Monday, October 25, 2021

New research tool puts spotlight on company law-breaking in the UK

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My colleagues at Good Jobs First have created a new database to track company regulatory violations in the United Kingdom. Violation Tracke...
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Ford Announces Giant Electric Vehicle Plant in Western Tennessee

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  On September 27, Ford Motor Company announced plans to invest $5.6 billion at the Memphis Regional Megasite in Stanton, Tennessee, to buil...
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Kenneth Thomas
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis; Fellow, Good Jobs First. Author of Competing for Capital: Europe and North America in a Global Era (Georgetown University Press, 2000) and Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital (Palgrave, 2011). Available for research, consulting, and expert testimony. All opinions expressed are my own and not my employers'.
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