Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 4, 2011Commentary: Where Are All the Jobs?Kate Martin, of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, examines why unemployment has remained so [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on January 11, 2011States on Track for DefaultLouisiana's unfunded liability of $24 billion cause for "serious concerns" NEW ORLEANS, La. – On [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on December 7, 2010States Lack of Strict Budgetary Requirements Increases Budget ShortfallsStronger balanced budget amendments safeguard against shortfalls By Phillip Suderman As states complete [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on November 18, 2010Medicaid Expenses Drain State CoffersMercatus study identifies expansion of eligibility By Phillip Suderman The most contested and popular [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on November 8, 2010Federal Spending Per Household: A Decade of Accelerated GrowthIncrease continued even while average household size declined Veronique de Rugy’s latest [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on November 5, 2010Social Security Shortfall Arrives2010 brings earlier than expected cash flow deficit Veronique de Rugy, a senior research fellow with the [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on October 25, 2010Utah: A Case Study for Pension ReformDefined contributions a potential solution to states’ unsustainable liabilities By Annie Dwyer As [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on October 1, 2010New Study: Stimulus Spending No Cure for Louisiana’s UnemploymentU.S. unemployment marches on as Mercatus Center finds no relationship between stimulus spending and [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on September 30, 2010Panel Warns the States on Forthcoming CrisisSituation is dire, but options are available By Daniel M. Rothschild A panel of leading academic experts [...]Read more
