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, August 2, 2019

First-ever binding end to a border war: Missouri-Kansas UPDATED

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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has just signed an executive order that prohibits state subsidies being used to move existing Missouri firms in ...
Monday, June 24, 2019

New article in Shelterforce highlights EU state aid rules

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Greg LeRoy and I have written an article at Shelterforce explaining the basics of the European Union's rules governing subsidies, or ...
Friday, February 15, 2019

Amazon defeated in New York UPDATED

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In the biggest ever defeat for a subsidized project in history, Amazon announced February 14th that it was canceling its planned half of HQ...
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Monday, February 11, 2019

Electrolux closing Memphis plant; Economic development malpractice leaves Tennesse holding the bag

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On January 31, Electrolux announced (h/t Alan Freeman, ipolitics.ca ) that it would be closing its new (2012) factory in Memphis, Tennessee...
Friday, February 1, 2019

Foxconn is flailing in Wisconsin (Insert your joke here.) UPDATED

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In what may end up as the biggest economic development failure in U.S. history, Foxconn announced Wednesday that its $10 billion Wisconsin ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Amazon Wins!!!

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Well, what did you expect? With 238 entrants and 20 finalists, the Amazon HQ2 location tournament resulted in a resounding victory for Amazo...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

New article on tax increment financing in Missouri shows impact of KS/MO border war

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After several years of work, my colleague Susan G. Mason (Boise State University) and I have published a new article on TIF in Missouri, spe...
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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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