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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 ...
Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
For most of Missouri's history, salaries for legislators, judges and statewide elected officials were set by statute but legislators have had difficulty increasing that compensation and many legislators
have found it popular to oppose them. Since...
Evaluation of Major State Taxes in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2004)
This brief examines the four most important sources of tax revenue for the state, three of which, the individual income tax, sales and use taxes, and the corporate income tax, comprise over 90% of the moneys credited to ...
Overview of State Government
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
General overview of the organization of Missouri state government prepared by David C. Valentine for the Missouri Legislative Academy....
Policy Options for Addressing Childhood Obesity in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
The prevalence of overweight children has increased threefold nationwide, from 5.7% to 18% between 1980 and 2004.1 The current percentage of overweight children in Missouri is greater than the national average. These trends are alarming because...
K-12 Public School Finance in Missouri: An Overview
(Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2006)
The level and distribution of spending for public K-12 education remains a contentious matter of policy in many states because of increasing expectations for school performance and widespread school finance litigation. In ...
Farmers' Interest in Growing GM Crops in the UK, in the Context of a Range of On-farm Coexistence Issues
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2014)
Although no GM crops currently are licensed for commercial production in the UK, as opposition to GM crops by consumers softens, this could change quickly. Although past studies have examined attitudes of UK farmers toward ...
Teacher Retirement Benefits
(Education Next, 2009)
The ongoing global financial crisis is forcing many employers, from General Motors to local general stores, to take a hard look at the costs of the compensation packages they offer
employees. For public school systems, ...
How External Political-Economic Forces Affect Firms' Attitudes Toward the Industrial Use of Genetically Modified Organisms : An Analysis in the South Korean Context
(AgBioForum, 2008)
Based on survey data, this article investigates the effects of external political-economic forces on firms' attitudes toward the industrial use of GMOs in the South Korean context by performing an ordered probit regression ...
The library in the lives of Latino college students
(The University of Chicago, 2006)
Libraries share a perception of embracing and providing for all users. However, they also share a common philosophical stance shaped by librarians' individual discursive formations and the dominant cultural hegemony that ...
US Maize Yield Growth Implications for Ethanol and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(AgBioForum, 2011)
During the past half century, per-acre maize yields have increased due to improved cultivars, better management, and favorable weather. Recent US biofuel legislation, e.g., revised Renewable Fuel Standard, has increased the demand for biofuel...
Implementing the national bioengineered food disclosure standard : will consumers use QR codes to check for genetically modified (GM) ingredients in food products?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard of 2016 mandates the disclosure of Genetically Modified (GM) ingredients in food products in the US by including text, a symbol, or a digital link such as a Quick Response ...
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, ...