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The Long Tail of Hate:
The KKK, population growth and religious mix in Indiana’s counties 1860-2020
Mar 5
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Michael J. Hicks
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February 2024
Does Record Levels of Capital Investment Benefit Citizens?
alt title: Indiana is paying companies to cut jobs
Feb 6
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Michael J. Hicks
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January 2024
The Persistence of COVID Learning Loss
We aren't seeing broad recovery
Jan 22
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Michael J. Hicks
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September 2023
“Educational Attainment, Workforce Trends and the Effectiveness of State Policy in Indiana”
My Keynote talk the Indiana School Boards Association
Sep 27, 2023
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Michael J. Hicks
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June 2023
Whither Michigan and Indiana
(answering Aaron Renn's Question about quality of life differences)
Jun 5, 2023
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Michael J. Hicks
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March 2023
The Geography of COVID Business Start-ups
A brief, preliminary exploration
Mar 29, 2023
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Michael J. Hicks
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February 2023
This Silliness of the "Cost of Thriving Index"
In 2020, the Manhattan Institute published the Cost of Thriving Index (COTI). What followed was broad and substantive criticism from folks like Matthew…
Feb 18, 2023
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January 2023
Some labor market facts you won’t read elsewhere
A data annotated version.
Jan 27, 2023
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Michael J. Hicks
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Indiana Considers Comprehensive Tax Reform
How have taxes evolved?
Jan 11, 2023
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Michael J. Hicks
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December 2022
Judging the Value and Quality of Public Services
Families and Businesses can judge value of public services as well as tax rates.
Dec 21, 2022
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November 2022
Shift-Share Analysis of Rural and Urban Indiana
Note: This is the latest post from our Rural Indiana study. Regional economies change composition over time. Some sectors grow, while others shrink…
Nov 22, 2022
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Indiana's Rural and Urban Housing Issues
Hint: They aren't what you think
Nov 18, 2022
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