Policy Studies

2008

44. Beyond loopholes: BHI study suggests simplifying and lowering business taxes to 5.3% April 2008

43. New study takes aim at federal prevailing wage law; Inflated wage measures cost taxpayers $8.6 billion annually February 2008

42. The Faulty Economics of Colorado's Climate Change: Action Plan:A Peer Review January 2008 (offsite)

2007

41. Global warming ideas based on ‘seriously flawed’ work: Peer review pans work of N.C. climate change consultant September 2007 (offsite)

40. Sales tax holiday provides a boost to Bay State economy of up to $64 million August 2007

39. BHI Studies on the FairTax September 2007

38. Testimony on sales tax options before NH state legislature August 2007

37. Taxes and Fees on Communication Services, April 2007

2006

36. Project Labor Agreements and Financing Public School Construction in Massachusetts, Dec. 2006

35. Project Labor Agreements and Public Construction Costs in New York, May 2006

2005

34.The Costs and Benefits of Implementing Proposed Legislation to Curb Obesity in Maine, March 2005

33. Association Health Plans (AHPs) would help small business in Mass. June 2005.

2004

32. Metro Area and State Competitiveness Report 2004 Complete Study in PDF, November 2004

31. Police Details: Protection or Perk? PDF only, November 2004

30. Free but Costly: An Economic Analysis of a Wind Farm in Nantucket Sound (PDF only) March 2004

29. Municipal Broadband in Concord: An In-Depth Analysis, PDF Format, March 2004

2003

28. Metro Area and State Competitiveness Report 2003, Overview in PDF Format, December 2003

27. Blowing in the Wind: Offshore Wind and the Cape Cod Economy, PDF Format, October 2003

26. Project Labor Agreements in Massachusetts, September 2003,

25. The New Sumptuary Laws: How Massachusetts Consumptions Taxes Keep the Poor Poor, April 2003

2002

24. Metro Area and State Competitiveness Report 2002, Policy Study PDF Format, December 2002

23. Getting Less for More: Lessons in Massachusetts Education Reform Policy Study PDF Format, August 2002

22. Holding Taxachusetts at Bay (revised) Policy Study PDF Format, April 2002

21. And Then There Were Nine: The States v. Microsoft, Policy Study PDF Format April 2002

20. Holding Taxachusetts at Bay Tax Policy Study, March 2002

19. A Legal and Operational Framework for the Privatization of Social Security, by Karl J. Borden and Charles E. Rounds, Jr. PDF format (701KB) March 2002

2001

18. BHI State Competitiveness Report 2001, December 2001

17. New Economic Analysis Shows Boston Ballot Question 1 Will Cost Jobs(PDF format) October 2001

16. Cashing in on Cable: Warning Flags for Local Government, (PDF Format 2- files) October 2001

15. What New York Has Gained From Tax Cuts, September 2001 (offsite)

14. Promoting Good Schools Through Wise Spending in PDF format, January 2001

2000

13. Just Services: Balancing the Scales of Legal Services Funding. May 2000

1999

12. Financing the MBTA: An Efficient and Fare Solution in PDF format. May 1999

1998

11. The Next Step Toward Welfare Reform: A Manual for Enacting Tax Credits for Charitable Contributions, March 1998

10. The Economic Effects of Changing the Ohio Sales Tax: Estimates Using the BHI State Tax Analysis Modeling Program (PDF Format), January 1998

1997

9. Taxation by Litigation: The Economics of Civil Justice Reform. Spring 1997

1996

8. An Application of the BHI State Tax Analysis Modeling Program to the State of Oklahoma, December 1996

7. An Application of the BHI Tax Analysis Model to the Massachusetts Mutual Fund Industry, October 1996

6. Tax Credits for Charitable Contributions: Alternatives, Projections and Comparisons, March 1996

1995

5. Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: A New Approach to Welfare Funding, December 1995

1994

4. An Economic Model of Massachusetts Tax Policy, September 1994

3. The Graduated Income Tax: Winners and Losers, July 1994

2. The Grad Tax Debate: Down the Slippery Road to Serfdom, April 1994

1993

1. Tax Policy in Massachusetts: Mainstream Economics Versus Political Rhetoric, December 1993