Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Government
A toolbox of favors
A kitty of different business incentives gives local communities the wherewithal to close deals
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2000 - fedgazette
Backed by popular demand
With subsidized interest rates, public loan programs abound but don't always deliver
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2000 - fedgazette
Fully loaded
Despite how they might prefer to operate, development professionals offer cache of incentives to remain competitive
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2000 - fedgazette
Coming to a national forest near you
Roadless initiative more complex than “knuckle-dragging loggers vs. spotted owls”
Ronald A. Wirtz
April 2000 - fedgazette
Roadless initiative is rounding first phase and headed for second
Ronald A. Wirtz
April 2000 - fedgazette
Inspections coming to a rural home near you
Wisconsin State Roundup
January 2000 - fedgazette
Jobs wanted: Will work for (next to) nothing
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2000 - fedgazette
Urban farmers seeing property tax relief
Wisconsin State Roundup
January 2000 - fedgazette
Workers receive good news, bad news on wage front
South Dakota State Roundup
January 2000 - fedgazette
Risk-focused fair lending examinations
A discussion of fair lending laws and the new fair lending examination procedures used by this Reserve Bank and other federal banking regulators.
John Alderman
November 1999 - Community Dividend
Farm crisis: Here we go again?
An analysis of the current crisis in agriculture
Ronald A. Wirtz
October 1999 - fedgazette
Farming the government
Far from abandoning farmers, government policy stumbles into the new ag economy, helping some but not others
Ronald A. Wirtz
October 1999 - fedgazette
Minimum wage as price support
Amid calls in Congress for an increase in the minimum wage, the fedgazette presents two opposing views, an editorial from the Minneapolis StarTribune in favor of such a raise and an editorial from a M
Preston J. Miller
October 1999 - fedgazette
Working Wage: The minimum wage needs another boost
Amid calls in Congress for an increase in the minimum wage, the fedgazette presents two opposing views, an editorial from the Minneapolis StarTribune in favor of such a raise and an editorial from a M
October 1999 - fedgazette
Tribal sovereign immunity: An obstacle for non-Indians doing business in Indian Country?
What is sovereign immunity, and what does it mean in the tribal context?
Sue Woodrow
July 1998 - Community Dividend
