• Mackinac Center for Public Policy
  • Issues
    • Bills & Votes
    • Budget & Taxes
    • Capitol News
    • Education
    • Labor
    • Legal Foundation
  • Right-to-Work
  • CapCon
  • MCLF
  • Votes
  • Databases
    • School
    • Labor
    • Tax Breaks
  • Share
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Email
    • Mobile
    • RSS
  • Home
  • Publications
    • Videos
    • Blog
    • Studies
    • More …
  • Events
  • Press Room
  • Site Map
  • About Us
    • Purpose
    • Contact
    • Personnel
    • Directions
    • Employment
    • More …
  • Contribute
Study

Other MEDC Programs

By Michael D. LaFaive and James M. Hohman, published on Aug. 31, 2009

Issues similar to those seen in MEGA have appeared in other MEDC programs. Here we discuss two programs: one defunct; the other as high profile as MEGA itself.

ISBN: 1-890624-87-X, SKU: S2009-06

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation: A Review and Analysis

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • The Rationale for Government Economic Development
  • What Is the Michigan Economic Development Corp.?
  • The Michigan Economic Growth Authority
  • Exploring the Economic Findings on MEGA
  • Other MEDC Programs
    • Broadband Development Authority
    • Michigan Film Office
    • The MSU Study Fails to Include Costs
  • Literature Review and Analysis
  • The Economic State of Our State
  • Conclusion and Recommendations
  • Appendix A: A Sample of Correspondence With the MEDC
  • Appendix B: A New Mackinac Center Database on MEGA
  • Appendix C: Technical Appendix for Shift-Share Analysis

More by Michael D. LaFaive

History, Economics and Right-to-Work
Transparency Law Escapes Big Labor Chokehold

More by James M. Hohman

Multiplier Analyses Often Abused
A Matter of Perspective

Also Available As

  • pdf

Tools

  • Email
  • Print

Share More …

Mackinac Center
  • Home
  • Search
  • Site Map
  • About Us
  • Contribute
  • Terms of Use
  • ©2009
    Mackinac Center for Public Policy
  • Phone: 989-631-0900
  • Publications and Sites
  • This Week at Mackinac
  • Michigan Capitol Confidential
  • MichiganVotes
  • Michigan Education Digest
  • Studies Videos
  • Mackinac Center Legal Foundation
  • The Overton Window
  • MichiganScience
  • Give
  • Learn how you can help the Mackinac Center provide incisive, accurate and timely analysis of critical policy issues.
  • Connect
  • Sign up for email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • RSS

Copyright © 2009 Mackinac Center for Public Policy
www.mackinac.org