Or, “Ready, fire, aim”. From Mitchell et al. “The Economics of a Targeted Economic Development Subsidy,” Mercatus Center:
Category Archives: Wisconsin
How the Manufacturing and Agriculture Credit Saved Wisconsin Manufacturing
Or not.
Figure 1: Manufacturing employment in US (blue), and Wisconsin (red), in logs normalized to 0 in September 2018. Light orange shading denotes Walker administration. Source: BLS, DWD, author’s calculations.
The Wisconsin Manufacturing and Agriculture Credit was fully phased in as of January 2016.
Wisconsin Manufacturing Employment Peaked in September 2018
National manufacturing employment peaks nearly a year later, August 2019.
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Manufacturing Employment Contraction Accelerates
The contrast with national manufacturing employment (total, not just production and nonsupervisory, which is declining).
Midwest Manufacturing Malaise, Continued
Manufacturing employment in the three states that delivered the presidency to Trump is declining, continuing the trend from last month.
Wisconsin Civilian Labor Force Growth during the “Open for Business” Era
Remember February 2011, when Governor Walker declared this?
Winning: Midwest Manufacturing Employment
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin drop, as US manufacturing employment rises.
Glasnost in Wisconsin, Perestroika to Come?
The Walker Administration tried to hide lackluster economic progress with the suppression of the Wisconsin Economic Outlook, for nearly 4 years (strangely, just like in Brownback’s Kansas). The new Evers administration has resumed publication, and added a set of nifty interactive tools.
Glasnost In Wisconsin
After a hiatus of nearly 4 years, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue has resumed publication of the Wisconsin Economic Outlook, as of yesterday.
What Did $1.4 Billion Buy in Manufacturing Employment?
Not much…Wisconsin manufacturing employment up to February; January revised down…