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Film Incentives Don’t Generate Economic Development

Incentives are a poor use of resources

… the plug on the last film incentive. Most scholarly research … corporate and industrial welfare incentives — to be ineffective and … publish a new study on film incentives by economics professor John … titled, “Do Movie Production Incentives Generate Economic Development?,” … bolstered by movie production incentives, similar to other studies; …

Michigan’s Obamacare Medicaid Expansion

Incentives gone awry

… offer “healthy behavior” incentives for new enrollees. The idea … to mimic the cost-saving incentives inherent in private Health … policymakers sought other incentives. Since the state couldn’t … leaves the exact form of an incentive up to the discretion of the … cards, “This really is an incentive to expand participation in …

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Proper Incentives Can Enhance Education Quality and Reduce Costs

… of educational change is incentive-based reform.  Until recently, the potential of proper incentives remained untapped by education … represent the introduction of incentive-based reforms.  These measures … of a school system where incentives are lacking and the "assignment … The absence of effective incentives on the part of those who …

The Scene and the Unseen: Act IV

The Michigan Film Incentive: EMS and Child Day Care vs. Movies, by Kathy Hoekstra

… That’s under a new film incentive program intended to spur … giving raises [or] other incentives for employees,” he says. … part to pay for the film incentive’s refundable tax credits. … giving things like the film incentive — then somebody is paying … sight to Michigan’s film incentive refunds, these “unseen” stories …

New Evidence: Film Incentives Still Don’t Work

Research from Michael Thom analyzes a variety of programs

… once the most generous film incentive program in the nation. Mackinac … states and found that film incentive programs, on the whole, have … different types of film incentives offered by states, such … for particular types of incentives, but the impacts were tiny. … evidence that these types of incentives created new jobs. Film …

Michigan Film Incentives ‘All But Dead’

But if the MEDC wants them, it can keep them

A Senate panel has voted to eliminate Michigan’s film incentive program from the state budget beginning next year. The bill will move on to the full Senate. … has already voted to end the subsidies. The state Senate bill ends the incentives as well as Michigan’s film office. The bills need to be reconciled before …

Renewable Energy Advocate Falsely Claims Industry is not Supported by Taxpayer Dollars

Michigan issues numerous incentives

… the “North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center” tracks financial "incentives" that promote renewable energy offered by local, state and federal municipalities … industry. These include: Four state-administered programs that offer incentives to manufacturers of renewable energy equipment. Three loan programs. …

State Subsidies for Hollywood Dying in Iowa and Drawing Fire In Missouri and Michigan

… thoughts about film tax incentives. Iowa is cancelling its … recommended ending its film incentives. The report stated: “This … than $200 million in tax incentives even though the program … said of Branstad. Offering incentives to movie studios is a recent … states that offer significant incentives. In 2002, there were five. …

Organ Donation: Incentives Could Save Lives

Human life is priceless, but economic incentives could help save the lives of thousands of Michigan … donate would suddenly have a modest economic incentive to do so, making them more likely to sign the … thousands of precious lives by putting the power of incentives to work for those in need of organ transplants. …

Unions Have Financial Incentives to Oppose School Choice

… private schools. The unions' failure to persuade charter and private school teachers to become dues-paying members gives them powerful financial incentives to oppose nearly any plan that could encourage more teaching jobs in non-unionized schools. That's because if more students—and therefore teachers—migrate …