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Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative

How to Make Michigan Grow

By Hannah K. Kling

Multilateral Disarmament: A State Compact to End Corporate Welfare

Approve a Sustainable Michigan Budget

By James M. Hohman & Vance Ginn

The Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative is dedicated to producing high quality research and timely analysis of fiscal policy issues in Michigan. Built on four policy pillars — budget, tax, economic development and privatization — the Initiative educates decision makers about the importance of making sound policy choices for a free society.

Publications

How to Make Michigan Grow

Hannah K. Kling | November 30, 2023

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The Costs of Prevailing Wage: Evidence From State Road Construction Spending

Dr. Michael J. Hicks | May 8, 2023

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The Costs and Benefits of CAFE Standards

Christopher C. Douglas, Ph.D. | October 3, 2022

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Economic Freedom in the City: Ranking Michigan's Labor Markets

Dean Stansel and Michael D. LaFaive | August 31, 2022

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Michael D. LaFaive

Senior Director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative

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James M. Hohman

Director of Fiscal Policy

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