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.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Three Year Anniversary!

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Today marks the three-year anniversary of Middle Class Political Economist. It's hard to believe I've been at this for three years! ...
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Stopping Job Piracy in Dayton, Denver,... and maybe even Kansas City

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As I have reported before, job piracy is a big problem in metropolitan areas like New York City and Kansas City. Giving subsidies to reloca...
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Friday, June 20, 2014

Think Obamacare isn't working? Think again

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Republicans seem obsessed with the idea that Obamacare is a failure ; that it is a "train wreck" exacerbating unemployment . But i...
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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Apple, Starbucks, Others Under EU Tax Investigation

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No sooner do I comment on the difference between tax planning and tax avoidance than Richard Murphy points out that several multinational ...
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Monday, June 9, 2014

The difference between tax planning and tax avoidance: one simple test

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Over at Tax Research UK , Richard Murphy offers a simple test to distinguish between tax planning and tax avoidance. As he told a journalist...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Another Day, Another Bad Incentive Deal

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No sooner had I finished my mini-series on evaluating proposed location subsidies then @varnergreg sends me this story about a new copper...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Basics: Is That a Good Economic Development Deal? A Checklist UPDATED

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In my last post , I discussed one of the most important sets of questions regarding any proposed economic development subsidy: How much does...
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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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