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2007

The Individual, Regional and State Economic Impacts of Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges

Glenn C. Blomquist, Paul A. Coomes, Christopher Jepsen, Brandon Koford, Barry Kornstein, Kenneth R. Troske

This report presents the results of our nine-month effort to measure the economic value of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), both directly to its students around the state, and indirectly to all residents of Kentucky. We find wide public support for KCTCS, and a willingness to pay for an expansion of its programs. We also find a large variation in the individual returns to community and technical college education, in terms of expected work-life earnings by gender and by region of the state.

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The Individual Regional and State Economic Impacts.pdf

2006

Kentucky Annual Economic Report 2007

Kenneth R. Troske, John Garen, Devanathan Sudharshan, Roy A. Sigafus PDF:

Kentucky Annual Economic Report 2007.pdf

2005

Kentucky Annual Economic Report 2006

Kenneth R. Troske, John Garen, Devanathan Sudharshan, Roy A. Sigafus PDF:

Kentucky Annual Economic Report 2006.pdf

Fiscal Policy and Property Values

William Hoyt, John Garen

The purpose of this study is to inform on the current state of knowledge of the economics profession of the impacts of state and local taxes on property values. Our goal is also to suggest how to interpret some of the findings of this literature as well as to provide some conceptual background to assist in interpreting these findings.

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Fiscal Policy and Property Values.pdf

Fiscal Policy and Local Economic Development

William Hoyt, John Garen PDF:

Fiscal Policy and Local Economic Development.pdf

2004

Kentucky Annual Economic Report 2005

John Garen, William H. Hoyt, Glenn C. Blomquist, Devanathan Sudharshan, Roy A. Sigafus PDF:

Kentucky Annual Economic Report 2005.pdf

Measurement and Assessment of Efficiency and Productivity in Kentucky State Government Services

William H. Hoyt

This report examines the provision of a variety of government services within Kentucky. The provision of these public services, specifically the cost of providing these services is examined for the years 1992, 1997, and 2002. In addition, employment and salaries in government services are also examined. In addition to comparing costs within Kentucky during this period, the costs of providing public services are also compared to costs of the same government services by its neighboring states (Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia).

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Measurement and Assessment of Efficiency and Productivity.pdf