Economic Development [Mackinac Center]

Time to End the 21st Century Jobs Fund

Published on Sept. 25, 2016

Study Recommends Ending Michigan’s 21st Century Jobs Fund

Published on Sept. 15, 2016

An Evaluation of Michigan's 21st Century Jobs Fund

By James M. Hohman, published on Sept. 15, 2016

Michigan and Ontario Governments Agree to Promote Crony Capitalism Together

By Michael D. LaFaive and Charles Lammam, published on Aug. 26, 2016

Business Climate, Not Cronyism, Key to Michigan’s Future Growth

Published on Aug. 12, 2016

Corporate Welfare’s Strange Allure for Politicians

By Michael D. LaFaive and Jack McHugh, published on Aug. 10, 2016

A Quick Brief on the Housing Recovery in Michigan

By James M. Hohman, published on July 28, 2016

Calls to Expand Michigan’s Economic Development Programs Fall Short

By James M. Hohman, published on July 27, 2016

Michigan Crushes Korea in Corporate Welfare Handouts

By Jack McHugh, published on July 25, 2016

Blown Away By Flawed Research on Jobs Program

By James M. Hohman, published on July 12, 2016

New Evidence: Film Incentives Still Don’t Work

By Michael Van Beek, published on June 27, 2016

Rumors of Taxpayer Spending

By James M. Hohman, published on June 3, 2016

Taxpayers Should Not Be on the Hook for Stadiums

By Jarrett Skorup, published on May 19, 2016

Economic Interference Week

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on May 13, 2016

Job Churn Shows Why Targeted Tax Favors Do Not Work

By James M. Hohman, published on May 6, 2016

Pure Michigan Campaign Ineffective, Needs To End

Published on April 18, 2016

Pure Flummery: Seeing Double on Corporate Welfare Spin

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on April 11, 2016

Reasons to be Optimistic Abound in Michigan Economy

By James M. Hohman, published on April 8, 2016

Are Michigan's Record Labor Force Gains Real?

By James M. Hohman, published on March 24, 2016

Michigan Corporate Welfare’s Secret Giveaway: $1 Billion in 2016

By James M. Hohman, published on March 7, 2016

Grand Rapids: Michigan's Boomtown

By James M. Hohman, published on Feb. 24, 2016

Tax Cuts Beat Selective Favors in Economic Growth

By James M. Hohman, published on Feb. 4, 2016

Michigan Competitiveness Stuck on Mediocre

By Michael D. LaFaive and Jack McHugh, published on Feb. 3, 2016

College Grads Attracted to Opportunity Before Bike Lanes

By James M. Hohman, published on Feb. 1, 2016

Sports Stadium Deals Consistently Strike Out

By Christopher C. Douglas, Ph.D., published on Jan. 28, 2016

LaFaive Op-Ed Published in The Detroit News

Published on Dec. 11, 2015

Addition by Subtraction

By Warren Anderson, published on Dec. 10, 2015

Republicans Backtracking on Previous Good Tax Work

By Jarrett Skorup, published on Dec. 3, 2015

The MEDC’s Pure Michigan Puffery: Part II

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Dec. 3, 2015

MEDC’s Pure Michigan Puffery: Part I

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Dec. 3, 2015

Lawmakers Rushing Through Special Tax Breaks

By Jarrett Skorup, published on Nov. 19, 2015

Will Republicans Backtrack on Corporate Welfare Cuts?

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Nov. 17, 2015

Do Not Assume Economic Development Spending is Effective

By James M. Hohman, published on Nov. 13, 2015

How to Improve Economic Development Transparency

By James M. Hohman, published on Sept. 23, 2015

Mackinac Center Director of Research to Debate Lansing Mayor on Economic Development

Published on Aug. 19, 2015

Film Incentives Clearly Hurt

By James M. Hohman, published on Aug. 3, 2015

So Long Film Subsidies

By James M. Hohman, published on July 24, 2015

Michigan House Wise to Shift Corporate Welfare Spending to Roads

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on June 30, 2015

The Problem of Corporate Welfare

By Jarrett Skorup, published on June 9, 2015

House Republicans Should be Applauded for Trying to Cut ‘21st Century Jobs Fund’

By Jarrett Skorup, published on June 3, 2015

State Tourism Spending Ineffective

By Dr. Michael J. Hicks and Michael D. LaFaive, published on May 29, 2015

Pure Michigan Scare Tactics

By Jarrett Skorup, published on May 15, 2015

Department Reorganization is New Wine in Old Skin

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Dec. 23, 2014

What Economic Development Transparency Should Look Like

By James M. Hohman and Eric S. Mosher, published on Jan. 9, 2014

Economic Growth and Right-to-Work Laws

By Dr. Michael J. Hicks and Michael D. LaFaive, published on Aug. 28, 2013

LaFaive Cited in Macomb Daily

Published on Aug. 6, 2013

Lansing Pols Recycle Press Releases

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on July 26, 2013

'The Freeman' Interviews Rod Lockwood

Published on May 1, 2013

New Strategies Needed for Dealing With Blight

By Audrey Spalding, published on March 19, 2013

Pontiac Phoenix Center in Ashes

Published on Oct. 9, 2012

Stop the Presses! All of Michigan's Problems Solved

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Sept. 26, 2012

Is 5076 Montauk Blighted?

By Audrey Spalding, published on Sept. 26, 2012

GQ Hit Piece on GR ArtPrize

By Bruce Edward Walker, published on Aug. 22, 2012

Land Bank Powers Abused, Costly to Taxpayers

By Audrey Spalding, published on Aug. 21, 2012

Kent County Taxpayers Question Land Bank

By Audrey Spalding, published on Aug. 3, 2012

Lansing Builds a 'Scaffolding for Plunder'

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on June 1, 2012

Crime Hinders Economic Development

Published on May 8, 2012

A Tale of Two States: Indiana and Michigan

By Dr. Michael J. Hicks, published on March 7, 2012

An Evening With the Mackinac Center

Published on Nov. 16, 2011

The Green Jobs Myth

By Jack McHugh, published on Aug. 29, 2011

Taxes and the Life and Death of Great American Cities

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Aug. 17, 2011

State Regulations Suffocate Hospitality Industry

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Aug. 17, 2011

Another MEGA Loser

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Aug. 16, 2011

Good News From Marathon

By Russ Harding, published on June 23, 2011

Strange Brew

By Jack McHugh, published on June 17, 2011

NEA to Buy More Votes with Video Game Grants

By Bruce Edward Walker, published on June 14, 2011

Some Good GDP News for Michigan

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on June 7, 2011

Lansing Township Action Puts Taxpayers at Risk

By Russ Harding, published on June 7, 2011

Michigan Tax Reform Signed

By James M. Hohman, published on May 26, 2011

Stage Doors and Broken Windows

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on May 25, 2011

Brownfield Credits Are No Level Playing Field

By Jarrett Skorup, published on May 5, 2011

Who Benefits From Lower Business Taxes?

By Jarrett Skorup, published on April 15, 2011

Tax and Union Battles Show Importance of Mackinac Center

By Joseph G. Lehman, published on April 15, 2011

Film Incentive Drama May Upset Reforms

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on March 25, 2011

'Book Him!': Michigan Film Subsidy Scandal Leads to More Charges

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Jan. 26, 2011

Gov. Granholm Leaves Michigan to Find Work

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Jan. 25, 2011

Business Owners Favor MBT Surcharge Repeal

Published on Jan. 14, 2011

MBT Surcharge Repeal Could Create 27,900 New Jobs Through 2016

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Jan. 12, 2011

Michigan Fiscal Policy a Two-Sided Coin

By Russ Harding, published on Jan. 7, 2011

Saginaw Fails to Repeal Prevailing Wage

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Jan. 7, 2011

The Rose-Colored Glasses of Political Dusk

By Jarrett Skorup, published on Dec. 28, 2010

Projections vs. Reality

By Jarrett Skorup, published on Dec. 20, 2010

Climate Negotiations Carry a Chilling Message

By Russ Harding, published on Dec. 13, 2010

Big Labor Vs. Lansing Entrepreneur

By Kathy Hoekstra, published on Nov. 29, 2010

Tear Down This 'Film Industry' Facade

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on Nov. 16, 2010

Thirst Quencher — Capitalizing on the California Exodus

By Daniel Hager, published on Nov. 12, 2010

MEGA “GlobalWatt” Deal Raises Questions

By Michael D. LaFaive and Kathy Hoekstra, published on Nov. 8, 2010

Why Do Michigan’s Failed Economic Programs Stick Around?

By James M. Hohman, published on Nov. 4, 2010

Michigan’s Economy: From Worst to Average

By James M. Hohman, published on Nov. 3, 2010

Green Investments Yield Little ‘Green’

By Jarrett Skorup, published on Oct. 15, 2010

Bailout Wal-Mart?

By Jarrett Skorup, published on Oct. 12, 2010

Governor Describes Film Subsidies as Jobs Program, so "Why Not Give Them Spoons?"

By Jack McHugh, published on Oct. 8, 2010

Government Subsidy Deal Off for Competitor to Lansing Restaurant Owners

By Jack McHugh, published on Oct. 7, 2010

Joe Lehman on Comcast Newsmakers

By Joseph G. Lehman, published on Oct. 6, 2010

GlobalWatt Claims on Applications for MEGA Deals Disputed, Raise Questions About MEDC Scrutiny

Published on Sept. 29, 2010

MEGA Questions Surround GlobalWatt

By Kathy Hoekstra and Michael D. LaFaive, published on Sept. 29, 2010

GlobalWatt's the Deal?

By Kathy Hoekstra, published on Sept. 29, 2010

Broken Windows on Display in Michigan Senate Finance Committee

By James M. Hohman, published on Sept. 22, 2010

Bill Reveals New Politically Correct Economic Development

By James M. Hohman, published on July 22, 2010

Federal Government Wants to Decide Which Car Models Americans Drive

By Russ Harding, published on July 22, 2010

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