Targeted Economic Development

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Michael D. Farren
Research Fellow

Data Visualizations
Corporate Welfare
Ex-Im Favors High-Income Nations When Choosing What Exports to Support
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
June 12, 2020
Policy Briefs
Corporate Welfare
Occupational Licensing Reform and the Right to Earn a Living: A Blueprint for Action
Adam Thierer, Trace Mitchell
April 20, 2020
Policy Briefs
Corporate Welfare
Corporate Welfare: Beyond the Budgetary Cost
Veronique de Rugy, Tad DeHaven
March 31, 2020
Working Papers
Corporate Welfare
Outlawing Favoritism: The Economics, History, and Law of Anti-Aid Provisions in State Constitutions
Matthew D. Mitchell, Jonathan Riches, Veronica Thorson, Anne Philpot
March 24, 2020
State Testimony
Corporate Welfare
Colorado Occupational Licensing and Credential Portability
Matthew D. Mitchell
March 12, 2020
Policy Briefs
Corporate Welfare
A Summary of the History and Effects of Anti-Aid Provisions in State Constitutions
Matthew D. Mitchell, Robin Currie, Nita Ghei
December 16, 2019
Research Papers
Government Spending
The Economics of a Targeted Economic Development Subsidy
Matthew D. Mitchell, Michael D. Farren, Jeremy Horpedahl, Olivia Gonzalez
November 21, 2019
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
St. Louis Should Not Succumb to Subsidizing Its New MLS Stadium
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
August 22, 2019
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
Quotable Quotes: Stadium Subsidies are a Terrible Investment for Taxpayers
Michael D. Farren, Philip St. Jean
August 20, 2019
Expert Commentary
Urban Economics
Quotable Quotes: Targeted Economic Development Subsidies Don't Create Economic Growth
Michael D. Farren, Philip St. Jean
July 23, 2019

Data Visualizations
Corporate Welfare
Ex-Im Favors High-Income Nations When Choosing What Exports to Support
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
June 12, 2020
Policy Briefs
Corporate Welfare
Occupational Licensing Reform and the Right to Earn a Living: A Blueprint for Action
Adam Thierer, Trace Mitchell
April 20, 2020
Policy Briefs
Corporate Welfare
Corporate Welfare: Beyond the Budgetary Cost
Veronique de Rugy, Tad DeHaven
March 31, 2020
Working Papers
Corporate Welfare
Outlawing Favoritism: The Economics, History, and Law of Anti-Aid Provisions in State Constitutions
Matthew D. Mitchell, Jonathan Riches, Veronica Thorson, Anne Philpot
March 24, 2020
State Testimony
Corporate Welfare
Colorado Occupational Licensing and Credential Portability
Matthew D. Mitchell
March 12, 2020
Policy Briefs
Corporate Welfare
A Summary of the History and Effects of Anti-Aid Provisions in State Constitutions
Matthew D. Mitchell, Robin Currie, Nita Ghei
December 16, 2019
Research Papers
Government Spending
The Economics of a Targeted Economic Development Subsidy
Matthew D. Mitchell, Michael D. Farren, Jeremy Horpedahl, Olivia Gonzalez
November 21, 2019
State Testimony
State and Local Regulations
Colorado Occupational Licensing: Barriers to Opportunity in the Centennial State
Matthew D. Mitchell
February 13, 2019
Working Papers
Corporate Welfare
The Rise and Fall of Argentina
Rok Spruk
August 30, 2018
Data Visualizations
Corporate Welfare
The Opportunity Cost of Corporate Welfare
Matthew D. Mitchell, Tamara Winter
May 22, 2018

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.

Data Visualizations
Corporate Welfare
Ex-Im Favors High-Income Nations When Choosing What Exports to Support
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
June 12, 2020
Data Visualizations
Corporate Welfare
The Opportunity Cost of Corporate Welfare
Matthew D. Mitchell, Tamara Winter
May 22, 2018
Data Visualizations
Corporate Welfare
The Hidden Costs of Maryland’s Amazon Bid
Michael D. Farren, Tamara Winter
May 8, 2018
Data Visualizations
Corporate Welfare
Instead of Giving One Firm a $3 Billion Corporate Subsidy, Wisconsin Could Have Cut its Corporate Income Tax Rate by 21 Percent
Matthew D. Mitchell, Tamara Winter
August 22, 2017

Expert Commentary
Government Spending
St. Louis Should Not Succumb to Subsidizing Its New MLS Stadium
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
August 22, 2019
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
Quotable Quotes: Stadium Subsidies are a Terrible Investment for Taxpayers
Michael D. Farren, Philip St. Jean
August 20, 2019
Expert Commentary
Urban Economics
Quotable Quotes: Targeted Economic Development Subsidies Don't Create Economic Growth
Michael D. Farren, Philip St. Jean
July 23, 2019
Expert Commentary
Urban Economics
Quotable Quotes: The Prisoner’s Dilemma of Targeted Economic Development Subsidies
Michael D. Farren, Philip St. Jean
July 9, 2019
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Amazon Cancels New York Expansion Plans
Matthew D. Mitchell, Michael D. Farren
February 14, 2019
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Commentary: Super Bowl's Mercedes-Benz Stadium has that new-subsidy smell
Tribune News Service
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
January 28, 2019
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Q&A: Why Argentina Declined, and How It Can Rise Again
Rok Spruk, Christian McGuire
October 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
DC Taxpayers to Fund Nearly Half of New Stadium Costs
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
July 25, 2018
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Maryland's $8.5 Billion Incentive Package Won't Sway Amazon. Here's Why
Baltimore Sun
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
April 14, 2018
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Competition for Amazon's 'HQ2'
Chad Reese
January 26, 2018

TV Appearance
Corporate Welfare
Michael D. Farren on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
Michael D. Farren
February 21, 2019
Mercatus Original Podcast
Corporate Welfare
Will Interstate Compacts Change the Stadium Subsidies Game?
February 5, 2019
TV Appearance
Corporate Welfare
Is Wisconsin's Foxconn Investment Really Good for the Economy?
Matthew D. Mitchell
August 10, 2017
TV Appearance
Corporate Welfare
Matt Mitchell Discusses the Foxconn Deal on CNBC
Matthew D. Mitchell
August 10, 2017

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.