Recent Research

Research & Commentary: Property Mitigation

Eli Lehrer
December 1, 2009

Research & Commentary: Internet Sales Taxes

Jim Lakely
James G. Lakely
November 10, 2009

Research & Commentary: Why the U.S. Should Cut its Corporate Tax Rate

John Nothdurft
November 9, 2009

What the U.S. economy needs more than another pork-filled stimulus plan or massive new spending proposal is a cut in the corporate tax rate.

Research & Commentary: Illinois' Alcohol Tax Is Helping Neighbor States

John Nothdurft
November 2, 2009

Illinois' alcohol tax increases, which the legislature pushed through to fund a $31 billion capital works plan, are beginning to have their troubling consequences.

The Economics of Climate Change Proposals in Wisconsin

David G. Tuerck, Ph.D., Paul Bachman, MSIE, Sarah Glassman, MSEP, Michael Head, MSEP
November 1, 2009

Executive Summary

In April 2007, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed Executive Order 191 establishing the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming (GTF).  The Task Force brings together members of the business, industry, government and environmental consulting communities to create a plan of action for the state of Wisconsin that addresses issues related to climate change.1

No. 124 Neutralism: The Strange Philosophy Behind the Movement for Net Neutrality

Jim Lakely
October 5, 2009

The election of Barack Obama as president ushered in a new era of regulatory zeal in Washington, with both Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) determined to solve alleged probl

Research & Commentary: Illinois’ Pension Problem and How to Fix it

John Nothdurft
September 30, 2009

The Chicago Sun-Times recently reported some very alarming facts about Illinois’ public pension system, among them:

Research & Commentary: Federal Reserve Transparency

Matthew Glans and Brian Costin
September 23, 2009