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Economic Impacts of US Ethanol Mandates and Their Implications for Missourians
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
On January 1, 2008, the Missouri Renewable Fuel Standard Act (MO RFSA) became effective; mandating that all gasoline sold in the state contain 10% ethanol. The fuel with 90% conventional gasoline and 10%
ethanol is commonly ...
Economic Benefits of the Recycling Industry in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
The recycling, remanufacturing, and reuse industry (RRR) plays an important role in Missouri by reducing the use of raw natural resources and by reducing energy consumption. Recycling activities also provide important economic benefits beyond...
Food Insecurity, Food Stamp Participation, and Poverty: The Paradox of Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2000)
The current economic recession has made it difficult for millions of American households to make ends meet and cover basic needs such as food. The largest federal program that supplements food consumption is the Food Stamp Program.1 While typically...
Evaluating Tax Systems
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
One function of government is to provide the goods and services (police, courts, education, roads, economic security, etc) that individuals need and want but are unable to obtain from the private sector. In order to provide these services...
Unblocking a Free Market Perspective in Labor Economics
(Università di Trieste, Dipartimento di Filosofia, 2008)
In Labor Economics from a Free Market Perspective: Employing the Unemployable (2008) Walter Block presents a seemingly comprehensive free market perspective on the economics of the labor market.In this paper, I analyze the essence of Block...
Aging Out of Foster Care in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
This note examines the current status and trends in the provision of transitional services to youth who age out of the foster care system. It also discusses federal support for those services and recent federal initiatives ...
Public Confidence in Government: Trust and Responsiveness
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
To examine public confidence in government, researchers at the Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri have recently completed a national survey of 1,000 adults on these issues. The survey asked respondents about...
Profile of Missouri's Farms and Farmers
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
Missouri is home to approximately 158,000 farm operators and more than 106,000 farms. The agricultural industry is an important part of the Missouri economy; in 2002 total Missouri agricultural sales were approximately 5 ...
Children of TANF Leavers in Missouri: How Are They Faring?
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2003)
In 1998, Missouri was one of 14 states chosen by the Department of Health and Human Services to assess the well-being of individuals leaving cash assistance. Approximately 2400 households that left Aid to Families with ...
Heterogeneous Capital, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Organization
(2002-11)
We outline an Austrian approach to economic organization based on the entrepreneur and the Austrian idea of capital as heterogeneous and time-dimensioned, two themes associated with Israel Kirzner's contributions. We provide a novel interpretation...
Economics of Specialty Corn Products in Missouri
(University of Missouri Outreach & Extension, 2000-03)
The grain/oilseed industry is undergoing change. These changes are driven by more discriminating consumers and by competitive processors. Advances in plant genetics and processing technologies work together to produce and ...
Food Insufficiency, Food Stamp Participation, and Mental Health
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
Th is study examines the ways in which enrollment in the food stamp program affects the mental health status of enrollees. The results find that the negative mental health effects associated with food insufficiency
are ...
What Missouri Thinks: An Examination of Public Attitudes
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2009)
of Missourians on a set of important political, economic, and social issues, researchers at the Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs examined results from the 2008 Cooperative Congressional Election Survey (CCES). This nationally-representative public opinion...
Effective Government: Reorganization of Executive Departments
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
Governments change over time in response to broad social and economic trends but the
overall structure remains remarkably stable. The growth of government in the early 20th
century reflects the perils of both stability and change in organizational...
Agroindustrialization Emerging Markets: Overview and Strategic Context
(Elsevier Science Inc., 2001)
This article offers an overview for a special issue on agroindustrialization. It reviews eleven articles analyzing the agroindustrialization process in Latin America and Asia. It sets out a conceptual framework from the organizational economics...
An Introduction to Basis
(University of Missouri Extension, 2000-12)
This guide is one in a series designed to help you better understand available marketing strategies. The focus of this guide is to help agricultural producers and agribusinesses better understand commodity basis. As will ...
Politics and Productivity
(Western Economic Association International, 2003-07)
-faire and political structures that promote policy stability. Moreover, models of technical efficiency incorporating both measures perform better than models including only one or the other. This suggests that economic performance depends not only on current policies...
Combined Sewer Overflows in Missouri: Costs and Alternative Approaches
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
of correcting the problems posed by CSOs is a daunting task that will force decisions affecting CSO communities economically and socially. Currently, the State of Missouri does not provide a regulatory framework for effectively addressing CSOs (See Report 27...
The Mundane Economics of the Austrian School
(Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, 2008)
The Austrian School of economics -- the causal-realist, marginalist, subjectivist tradition established by Carl Menger in 1871 -- has experienced a remarkable renaissance over the last five decades. It is not always clear, however, exactly what...
A Profile of Missouri's Energy Use
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2007)
With the rising prices of energy, and concern over supply shortages, there has been a renewed focus upon energy conservation within the United States. Due to the strong relationship between energy use, environmental quality and economic vitality...