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Economic Analysis
HICKS: Urban-to-rural state tax flow makes sense
January 16, 2010
Mike HicksWith only a few exceptions, tax dollars flow from urban counties to rural counties.
MoreHICKS: Civic perceptions and economic development
January 9, 2010
Mike HicksThere is certainly plenty of anecdotal evidence that what folks believe about a community matters for its economic fortunes.
MoreHICKS: Bloomington's chain store debate a tough sell
January 2, 2010
Mike HicksWe have this little thing called an equal protection clause that prevents us singling out so clearly a chain store.
MoreHICKS: Reducing deficit imperative for national prosperity
December 26, 2009
Mike HicksThe end of this decade is as good a time as any to reflect upon what has passed. We’ve had wars, two recessions,
three presidents, five Congresses and 10 Bowl Championship Series teams. Our population has risen, employment has risen, and
personal income has risen. The average American family is healthier, wealthier and, ideally, wiser. However, to listen to
political rhetoric today, you’d think we’ve been living in the darkest
of ages.
MoreHICKS: Elf productivity leads advances in North Pole economy
December 19, 2009
Mike HicksSt. Nicholas has developed an amazing forecast recordâ??he knows who is naughty and nice.
MoreHICKS: Recession may help close job-skills gap
December 12, 2009
Mike HicksOne of the most important effects of the recession â??lower employment â?? is likely to be stubbornly persistent.
MoreHICKS: Scandal may put chill on global-warming research
December 5, 2009
Mike HicksA long series of leaked or hacked e-mails strongly indicate that several prominent climate scientists have hidden data, conspired
to hide unfavorable findings, and doctored scientific evidence.
MoreHICKS: New breast cancer recommendation not supported
November 28, 2009
Mike HicksUnder the current proposal, the same type of groups that made the CDC's recommendations will outline guidelines about which
treatment will be offered under a government program.
MoreHICKS: Families of veterans also serve their country
November 7, 2009
Mike HicksI have to note that Nov. 11 is Veterans Day. It is rightfully a time we thank those among us who have served.
MoreHICKS: Recession results in 'great deleveraging'
October 31, 2009
Mike HicksOn virtually every meaningful measure, this recession stacks up as only the third or fourth worst post-World War II recession,
but its effects are much more profound in a few areas. One area that will be most apparent is the changes the economy has
wrought on consumer credit.
MoreHICKS: Non-market valuation is an important planning tool
October 24, 2009
Mike HicksOne of the more intriguing things economists are called upon to do is what is known as non-market valuation. This is a process
for estimating a â??priceâ?? of something that isnâ??t typically bought or sold.
MoreHICKS: Flu season offers prelude to health care reform
October 17, 2009
Mike HicksThis flu season looks to provide us an inkling of the real dangers inherent in large-scale health care reform, most especially
a full-blown national health care option.
MoreHICKS: Labor market woes persist as recession wanes
October 10, 2009
Mike HicksSo, the problem isn't necessarily a big spike in job losses, but in much lower job-creation numbers.
MoreHICKS: What a third-grader gets about economic policy
October 3, 2009
Mike HicksBusiness and people now, and in the future, will choose to locate
in places that have the right mix of taxes and public services.
MoreHICKS: Stimulus job creation has been surprisingly small
September 26, 2009
Mike HicksEarlier this month, the Obama administration released its estimate of the impact of the fiscal stimulus on job creation.
MoreHICKS: Chinese tariff is misstep toward trade war
September 19, 2009
Mike HicksJust a short year ago, economists of all stripes voiced fears of a rise in economic protectionism like that which contributed
mightily to the Great Depression.
MoreHICKS: Post-recession policies matter more than theory
September 12, 2009
Mike HicksThere's a wonderful fight brewing between some of the world's best-known economists.
MoreHICKS: Card check folly and the demise of unions
September 5, 2009
Mike HicksThis Labor Day sees the American labor movement in serious decline. In fact, U.S. private-sector union membership
has been in serious decline for three decades.
MoreHICKS: Clunkers popularity went beyond consumers
August 29, 2009
Mike HicksThe Cash for
Clunkers program has seriously challenged my high-mindedness. It is time for a bit of soul searching.
MoreHICKS: As classes begin, students have fresh opportunity
August 24, 2009
Mike HicksClasses start this week at Ball State University, and other colleges and universities across the country. For many, it is
a bittersweet moment, as parents say goodbye to their now young adults, handing them over to professors and scarily youthful
resident hall assistants for safekeeping.
MoreHICKS: Health care experts make poor economists
August 17, 2009
Mike HicksIn almost every place that two or more Americans gather, health care is debated. Because the bills before Congress are
inaccessible, the debate has shifted instead to principles such as the role of government and individual freedoms. I think
this a healthy thing.
MoreHICKS: Indiana State Fair offers fun kind of economic stimulus
August 10, 2009
Mike HicksThe Indiana State Fair is a great treat, but there’s a lot more to it than the food and fun. In
2008, more than 859,000 folks visited the fair. According to our estimates, spending at the fair last year led to more than
$63 million in total economic activity.
MoreHICKS: Structural unemployment not always a burden
August 3, 2009
Mike HicksA few weeks ago, a couple of my economist colleagues took issue with the phrasing in one of my columns. In a rare turn
of events, they are right, and I was wrong.
MoreHICKS: What happened in California could happen here
July 27, 2009
Mike HicksCalifornia can no longer sustain its government. This is the lesson for Indiana.
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Stimulus plan must work now ... or it never will
July 20, 2009
Mike HicksThe postmortem and dissection of the federal economic stimulus plan have begun in earnest. The president
has added to his woes by saying the stimulus will take years, not months, to work, and his chief economist
managed to squeak out the headline or two that the worst is ahead of us.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!