State and Local Tax Policies

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

American Taxpayers Pick up New Jersey Commuters’ Fare | The Hill

• • Michael D. Farren
• November 19, 2021

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | State Testimonies State Testimonies

An Interstate Compact to Phase Out Corporate Giveaways

• • Michael D. Farren
• June 9, 2021

Testimony before the Delaware General Assembly, House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee

• | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs

Which Taxes Pay for Which State and Local Employees?

• • Stan Veuger
  • Daniel Shoag
• July 2, 2020

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | State Testimonies State Testimonies

An Interstate Compact to Phase Out Corporate Giveaways

• • Michael D. Farren
• February 27, 2020

Testimony before the Illinois General Assembly, House Revenue & Finance Committee

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | State Testimonies State Testimonies

An Interstate Compact to Phase Out Company Giveaways

• • Michael D. Farren
• February 12, 2020

Testimony before the Maryland General Assembly, House Ways and Means Committee

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

States are swamped by subsidies — can Congress help?

• • Michael D. Farren
• January 31, 2020

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | State Testimonies State Testimonies

The State of State and Local Tax Incentives and Subsidies to Local Business

• • Kenneth P. Thomas
• January 29, 2020

Testimony before the State of Vermont House of Representatives, House Committee on Ways and Means; the State of Vermont Senate Chamber, Senate Committee on Finance; and the Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | State Testimonies State Testimonies

Understanding Why Economic Development Subsidies Are a Problem and What Can Be Done about Them

• • Michael D. Farren
• January 29, 2020

Testimony before the State of Vermont House of Representatives, House Committee on Ways and Means; the State of Vermont Senate Chamber, Senate Committee on Finance; and the Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | State Testimonies State Testimonies

Using an Interstate Compact to Solve the Problems with Economic Development Subsidies

• • Michael D. Farren
• January 28, 2020

Testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Ways and Means Committee

• | State Testimonies State Testimonies

Reforming the Rules on Wisconsin’s Tax Increment Districts

• • Michael D. Farren
• January 9, 2020

Testimony before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Two years later, highly-touted Foxconn subsidies look more dubious than ever

• • Michael D. Farren
  • Matthew D. Mitchell
• December 1, 2019

• | Government Spending Government Spending
• | Research Papers Research Papers

The Economics of a Targeted Economic Development Subsidy

• • Matthew D. Mitchell
  • Michael D. Farren
  • Jeremy Horpedahl
  • Olivia Gonzalez
• November 21, 2019

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | State Testimonies State Testimonies

Ending the Economic Race to the Bottom: An Interstate Compact Is a Win-Win Solution to Subsidies

• • Michael D. Farren
• October 28, 2019

Testimony before the Utah State Legislature Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs

The State of State and Local Subsidies to Business

• • Kenneth P. Thomas
• October 21, 2019

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance

Researching the American Founding

• • Michael D. Farren
• July 6, 2019

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Tax Credits Generally Fail to Achieve Goals

• • Michael D. Farren
• June 20, 2019

The winners from economic-development subsidies are frequently the companies on the receiving end, publicity-seeking politicians and the consultants who broker the deals, and that’s about it.

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Arlington Should Deny Amazon $51M in HQ2 Subsidies

• • Michael D. Farren
  • Anne Philpot
• March 4, 2019

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | TV Appearance TV Appearance

Michael D. Farren on C-SPAN's Washington Journal

• • Michael D. Farren
• February 21, 2019

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

What Amazon Didn’t Get From New York

• • Tyler Cowen
• February 21, 2019

With outrage over the failed deal fading, maybe there can be a rational debate about how governments attract business.

• | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Gifting Billions to Amazon is No Way to Create Good Jobs

• • Michael D. Farren
  • Anne Philpot
• February 18, 2019