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By Anthony Michael The tax reform debate has subsided, and for better or worse, the new law will go into effect this year. Unfortunately, the new bill is anything but less complicated than the previous – so don’t expect to fill out your 2018 returns on a single post-card. One of the most controversial provisions…

  By Tim Shea Special Contributor Just in time to spread some holiday cheer comes a new study from the Employment Policies Institute heralding a labor market implosion as California rolls out its new minimum wage law. All told, researchers David Macpherson and William Even predict a loss of 400,000 jobs will result from the…

By Nicholas Samuel Director of Research When we talk about economic incentives, we often get into the weeds much too quickly. When planning for local economic development, we all want to make sound policy that produces accurate results. That is why when reviewing incentive policy, it is best to take a step back and try…

Bitcoin. It’s been in the news a lot recently, what with its meteoric surges and breath-snatching plummets. It’s even garnered the attention of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Beneath all of that coverage, however, there runs a common, unnerving thread, an existential crisis gripping journalists and economists alike. And that crisis is not at all…

By Tim Shea Special Contributor Following the November 17th launch of EA’s much anticipated Star Wars Battlefront II, the title turned into a nightmare for the gaming giant as customers revolted en masse against the embedded microtransaction structure. Such was the extent of the backlash that EA ultimately caved to the pressure, ditching the reviled…

Tim Shea Special Contributor Economic forecasting, i.e. surveying the current landscape in the hope of divining out what the future economy has in store. Seems pretty sensible, right? Unfortunately, the most reliable aspect of our modern economic soothsaying is that it’s usually wrong. Sometimes, the inaccuracies are relatively minor, like underselling quarterly GDP growth by…

Invest India and International Accelerator are proud to announce the launch of India Techbridge. India Techbridge is a strategic partnership whose goal is to locate and accelerate the most innovative and promising hi-tech startups in India. The collaboration will begin with a selection process where India Techbridge will immerse itself in the Indian startup market…

By Tim Shea Special Contributor   There’s no such thing as a free regulation. It doesn’t matter how much societal benefit they bring, or how popular they are, or how necessary they’re perceived to be. Every regulation—big or small, federal or local, legislative or bureaucratic—they all come with an economic burden attached. The compliance requirements…

  As site selectors, we often find ourselves perusing websites of communities around the country. Often, we find that some cities have designed a better user experience for our professionals. Without a doubt, each experience is factored in our decision to recommend a community to a big employer. So, what do the best websites have…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               Contact: Anthony Michael November 6, 2017                                                Phone: 630-618-9942, amichael@AngelouEconomics.com NEW ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY FOR TEXAS…