Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Government
A question of credit
The credit enhancement market is in flux, which leads to some navel gazing over municipal bond offerings
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2008 - fedgazette
Auction-rate fireworks: Ooh, aah, ouch
Once a useful and sophisticated tool for cheap financing, issuers discover the dark side of more exotic bonds
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2008 - fedgazette
Hungry (for cash) like a wolf
Montana State Roundup
November 2008 - fedgazette
The bonds of debt
The recent financial crisis blew a hole in the municipal bond market. But it has been shifting for more than a year.
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2008 - fedgazette
Smoking good for health of charitable gaming
Minnesota State Roundup
September 2008 - fedgazette
All those in favor, quack
Minnesota State Roundup
July 2008 - fedgazette
I hear you’ve been smoking
Wisconsin State Roundup
July 2008 - fedgazette
A pink slip for JOBZ?
Minnesota State Roundup
May 2008 - fedgazette
Crow Nation, State of Montana sign UCC filing compact
May 2008 - Community Dividend
More salt for a struggling economy
Minnesota State Roundup
May 2008 - fedgazette
State budget deficit: Practice makes perfect
Wisconsin State Roundup
May 2008 - fedgazette
Both sides of the pork trough
Earmarks are easy to want, easier to criticize. Though inefficient at a number of levels, the political economy of pork barrel spending suggests some benefits are also ignored.
Ronald A. Wirtz, Douglas Clement
March 2008 - fedgazette
Dual-edged earmarks
Earmarks can meet local needs; they can also leave locals hanging.
Douglas Clement
March 2008 - fedgazette
Last call for liquor licenses
South Dakota State Roundup
March 2008 - fedgazette
State passes cable competition bill
Wisconsin State Roundup
March 2008 - fedgazette
