The Center’s first initiative, an agenda-setting conference on Michigan’s economy, was held on March 14th. Co-sponsor was the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy, at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
Reports and Transcripts From the Conference
A summary of the Agenda-Setting Conference held on March 14, 2006.
An important part of the conference were the nearly 40 Breakout Groups that gathered following presentation of issue papers. These group discussions were led by a group of specially trained moderators who worked with scribes, graduate students from the Ford School of Public Policy.
Lou Glazer, President of Michigan Future, Inc., was a discussant in the panel on Michigan’s industrial structure and comparative advantage.
The text of the remarks of Michigan Congressman John H. Schwarz, M.D., the keynote speaker at the Conference on March 14th.
Former University of Michigan President James J. Duderstadt presented these remarks at the Conference on March 14th.
Framework Papers for the Conference
Michigan’s Economic Future: Challenges and Opportunities
A paper on MICHIGAN’S TAX STRUCTURE; it is by Michigan State University economics Professor Charles Ballard; it is a chapter on the Michigan tax system from his book; “Michigan’s Economic Future: Challenges and Opportunities”.
Michigan’s Economic Future: Challenges and Opportunities
A figure from Professor Charles Ballard’s book on the Michigan tax system; “Michigan’s Economic Future: Challenges and Opportunities”.
Michigan’s Budget and the Prospects for the Future
The paper on MICHIGAN’S BUDGET AND STRUCTURAL DEFICIT is “Michigan’s Budget and the Prospects for the Future”, by Thomas Clay, Director of State Affairs for the Citizen’s Research Council of Michigan.
How Did We Get Into This Pickle and Where Do We Go From Here?
The paper on MICHIGAN’S INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE is entitled “How Did We Get Into This Pickle and Where Do We Go From Here?”. It is by George A. Fulton and Donald R. Grimes, from the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, both at the University of Michigan.
Michigan Taxes: What Are They? What Should They Be?
A paper on MICHIGAN’S TAX STRUCTURE; “Michigan Taxes: What Are They? What Should They Be?” is prepared by Prof. Joel Slemrod, of the Department of Economics and the Ross Business School at the University of Michigan.
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