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Top 10 Budget Recommendations

By Jack McHugh, published on Feb. 1, 2011

Five Options for Addressing ‘Transition Costs’ When Closing the MPSERS Pension Plan

By James M. Hohman, published on March 12, 2012

Loar v. Michigan Department of Human Services Brief

By Patrick J. Wright, published on Jan. 26, 2012

101 Recommendations to Revitalize Michigan

By Jack McHugh, published on Jan. 15, 2011

An Introduction to the Overton Window of Political Possibility

By Joseph G. Lehman, published on April 8, 2010

Michigan School Privatization Survey 2010

By James M. Hohman and Dustin Anderson, published on Nov. 30, 2010

Howell Education Association v. Howell Board of Education

By Patrick J. Wright, published on Dec. 15, 2009

Michigan School Privatization Survey 2009

By James M. Hohman and Eric R. Imhoff, published on Dec. 7, 2009

A Commentary on “The Retrenchment of the State Employee Workforce in Michigan”

By Dr. Gary L. Wolfram, published on Oct. 1, 2009

Michigan's Public Employment Relations Act: Public-Sector Labor Law and Its Consequences

By Paul Kersey, published on Sept. 3, 2009

Visteon as an Example

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

Program Reductions and Improved Transparency

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

Eliminate the Michigan Film Incentive

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

Eliminate the Michigan Economic Growth Authority

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

The MFO’s Questionable Numbers

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

A Violation of State Law’s Reporting Requirements

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

The Importance of Transparency

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

Dubious Claims and Reluctant Disclosure

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

Bipartisan and Nonpartisan Concerns

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

A History of Murkiness at the MEDC

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

A Summary of the Loss of Available MEGA Data

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

MEGA’s Annual Reports to the Michigan Legislature

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

MEGA Summary Spreadsheets

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

The Data Necessary to Measure MEGA’s Performance

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

The Trend Toward — and Away From — Transparency

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

A Shift-Share Analysis of the MEGA Program

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

From Performance to Effectiveness

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

Case Studies

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

A New Review of the Data

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

Previous Findings

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

Business Incubator Program

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

Michigan Film Office

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

Community Development Block Grants

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

Economic Development Job Training Grants

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

Michigan Promotion Program

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

Jobs for Michigan Investment Program: 21st Century Jobs Fund

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

Job Creation Services

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

Administration

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

Lesser Reforms

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

Eliminate the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

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

CEO Magazine 2008 Survey

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

Migration

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

Production, Wealth and Employment

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

The MSU Study Fails to Include Costs

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

Michigan Film Office

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

Broadband Development Authority

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

Why MEGA Matters

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

The Possibility of Political Behavior

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

Assessing MEGA’s Economic Impact

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

MEGA’s Basic Performance Data

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

Key Programs of the MEDC

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

Functions of the MEDC

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

Financing the MEDC

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

Executive Summary

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

Appendix C: Technical Appendix for Shift-Share Analysis

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

Appendix B: A New Mackinac Center Database on MEGA

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

Appendix A: A Sample of Correspondence With the MEDC

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

Conclusion and Recommendations

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

The Economic State of Our State

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

Literature Review and Analysis

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

Other MEDC Programs

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

Exploring the Economic Findings on MEGA

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

The Michigan Economic Growth Authority

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

What Is the Michigan Economic Development Corp.?

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

The Rationale for Government Economic Development

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

Introduction

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

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation: A Review and Analysis

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

Special Effects: Flawed Report on Film Incentive Provides Distorted Lens

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on June 12, 2009

Eight Is a Start: Where Gov. Granholm's Budget Recommendations and the Mackinac Center's Agree

By Jack McHugh, published on June 8, 2009

Leveling the Playing Field

Published on May 14, 2009

Michigan School Privatization Survey 2008

By William Freeland and James M. Hohman, published on Jan. 16, 2009

Cigarette Taxes and Smuggling

By Michael D. LaFaive, Patrick Fleenor, and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D., published on Dec. 2, 2008

Proposal to Raise Fees on Television Providers is Unnecessary, Likely to Increase Cable Rates

By Dr. Theodore Bolema, published on Nov. 10, 2008

A Merit-Pay Pilot Program for Michigan Public Schools

By Marc Holley and Patrick J. Wright, published on Sept. 23, 2008

Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in Michigan Education Association v. Michigan Secretary of State

By Patrick J. Wright, published on Sept. 2, 2008

Union Spending in Michigan: A Review of Union Financial Disclosure Reports

By Paul Kersey, published on Aug. 28, 2008

Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in In re Complaint of Rovas Against SBC Michigan

By Patrick J. Wright, published on July 23, 2008

A Teacher Quality Primer

By Marc Holley, published on June 30, 2008

Hart Enterprises: A Wetland Case Study

By Russ Harding, published on June 20, 2008

Proposals to Further Regulate Michigan’s Electricity Market: An Assessment

By Diane S. Katz and Dr. Theodore Bolema, published on May 16, 2008

Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in Michigan Department of Transportation v. Tomkins

By Patrick J. Wright, published on April 11, 2008

The Opportunities and Limitations of Biomonitoring

By Dr. Daland R. Juberg, Dr. James Bus, and Diane S. Katz, published on Feb. 26, 2008

Choice Leadership

By Benjamin D. Stafford, published on Nov. 6, 2007

Replacing Michigan’s New Taxes With Budget Reductions: Curing $1.358 Billion in Overspending With 55 Specific Recommendations

By Jack McHugh, published on Oct. 18, 2007

The Edmonton Public Schools Story

By Angus McBeath, published on Oct. 10, 2007

A Model Right-to-Work Amendment to the Michigan Constitution

By Patrick J. Wright, published on Aug. 29, 2007

The Economic Effects of Right-to-Work Laws: 2007

By Paul Kersey, published on Aug. 28, 2007

The Effects of Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Law

By Paul Kersey, published on Aug. 27, 2007

Survey 2007: More Growth in School Support Service Privatization

By Daniel J. Smith and Michael D. LaFaive, published on Aug. 16, 2007

A School Privatization Primer

By Michael D. LaFaive, published on June 26, 2007

Michigan Higher Education: Facts and Fiction

By Dr. Richard Vedder and Matthew Denhart, published on June 20, 2007

A Michigan School Money Primer

By Dr. Ryan S. Olson and Michael D. LaFaive, published on May 30, 2007

School District Consolidation, Size and Spending: an Evaluation

By Andrew J. Coulson, published on May 22, 2007

Road Funding: Time for a Change

By Dr. John C. Taylor, published on April 16, 2007

Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in Davenport v. Washington and Washington v. Washington Education Association

By Patrick J. Wright, published on March 15, 2007

Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in Heaphy v. Department of Environmental Quality

By Patrick J. Wright, published on March 1, 2007

A Collective Bargaining Primer

By Thomas W. Washburne and Michael Jahr, published on Feb. 28, 2007

Assessing Stricter Mercury Controls in Michigan

By Diane S. Katz and Jon M. Heuss, published on Dec. 6, 2006

Proposal 4: A Legal Review and Analysis

By Patrick J. Wright, published on Oct. 5, 2006

School Choice Snapshot: A 2006 Survey of U.S. Policy and Advocacy Organizations

By Adam B. Schaeffer, published on Oct. 2, 2006

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