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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
Targeted Economic Development
A Chance for Disarmament in the Economic Development Subsidy Wars | Governing
Michael D. Farren
March 21, 2022
Expert Commentary
Targeted Economic Development
85 Years of Economic Warfare Between States is Enough | RealClearPolicy
Matthew D. Mitchell, Michael D. Farren
October 19, 2021
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

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
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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

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