IPSR Published Works: Recent submissions
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Economic Development Investments of Ten States: A Descriptive Analysis
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1990-06)Like the U.S. economy, the Kansas economy is in a state of transition, with the Kansas economy performing below national averages. To encourage growth, the state of Kansas initiated an economic development strategy in 1986. ... -
Economic Development Investments of Ten States: A Descriptive Analysis
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1990-06)Like the U.S. economy, the Kansas economy is in a state of transition, with the Kansas economy performing below national averages. To encourage growth, the state of Kansas initiated an economic development strategy in 1986. ... -
Wage Survey and Labor Market Characteristics for Lawrence/Douglas County
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-12)Wages and other labor market characteristics such as the availability of a well educated work force and the educational level of employees are factors that increasingly affect the locational and/or expansion decisions of ... -
A Tourism Tracking Study for Lawrence, Kansas
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1990-05-15)The report is based on information gathered during four quarterly studies of travelers to Lawrence, Kansas. The target population of these studies was all visitors to Lawrence. The sampling procedure was a fixed, sequential ... -
An Exploratory Marketing Survey of the Southeast Kansas Tourism Region
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1990-03)The purpose of the study was to conduct a pilot marketing survey for several counties in Southeast Kansas in order to develop an understanding of the region's existing visitors--who they are and why they chose to visit ... -
U.S. and Kansas Economic Forecasts for 1990
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1990-02-19)The rate of growth of the national economy will slow considerably in 1990. Just as the 4.4 percent growth of GNP in 1988 surprised most forecasters with its strength, the 3.0 percent GNP growth in 1989, boosted by an ... -
Changing Relations: Newcomers and Established Residents in Garden City, Kansas
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1990-02-05)Garden City is located in southwest Kansas, 215 miles west of Wichita and 309 miles southeast of Denver, Colorado. At an elevation of approximately 2,900 feet, it rests amid a semiarid region of short grass and sandsage ... -
Workforce Training: The Challenge for Kansas
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-11)This report focuses on postsecondary technical education that is primarily offered through community colleges and area vocational technical schools. These are the public education institutions that are increasingly required ... -
Property Tax Relief Through a Proposed One-Percent Sales Tax in Douglas County and effects of a Countrywide Sales Tax on Taxable Sales
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1990-01)This report investigates two issues related to the adoption of a propose one-percent countywide sales tax: a local property tax relief measure through additional sales tax proceeds (Section I-IV) and the review of literature ... -
Economic Development in Medium-Sized Non-Metropolitan Kansas Communities
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-07)he Kansas economy is adjusting to structural changes in the national and world economies. Rural communities, in particular, are contending with declines in the agricultural and petroleum sectors, which have always constituted ... -
Projections of Local Sales Taxes in Douglas County, 1990-1993
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-12)Time series regression has been used as a statistical technique to forecast revenues of the one-half percent sales tax collections levied by the City of Lawrence and of a proposed one percent countrywide sales tax. Time ... -
U.S and Kansas Economic Forecasts for 1989 Midyear Update
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-08-01)The National Economy On the whole, 1989 will tum out to be a year of curtailed growth for the national economy. Real GNP will grow only 2.2 percent for the year compared to 3.9 percent during 1988. Furthermore, much of ... -
The Economic Effects of an Increase in the Kansas Gasoline Tax
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-07)This paper investigates the economic impact of a two cent a gallon increase in the Kansas gasoline tax, with the proceeds expended on highway construction. It considers both the direct effect on gasoline sales, and also ... -
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION: THE ROLE AND FEASIBILITY OF A SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN JOHNSON COUNTY
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-05)As a fundamental shift from a product-based, industrial economy to a service-based, information intensive economy has occurred, the contributions of innovative small businesses and entrepreneurship to economic growth have ... -
High-Technology Business for Lawrence, Kansas
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-03)This directory contains information on 29 businesses in Lawrence that have been identified as high-technology enterprises The following criteria were used to differentiate high-tech companies: 1. A high proportion of ... -
U.S and Kansas Economic Forecasts for 1989
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-01-17)National Forecast The U.S. Economy will continue to expand during 1989, although at a slower rate than in 1988. Real GNP growth will average 2.3 percent for the year, compared to 3.8 percent for 1988. The major components ... -
Kansas Population Projections
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-01)The Kansas population projections were prepared for the state's Legislative Educational Planning Committee to estimate future higher education enrollments. They are primarily targeted for research purposes because of ... -
1989 Kansas Legislative Issues Poll
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1989-02)In the past four years, the Institute for Public Policy and Business Research (IPPBR) has conducted the Kansas Legislative Issues Poll. This random telephone survey examines the attitudes and opinions of Kansans on a wide ... -
The Nature and Significance of the Overland Park/Johnson County Economy
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1988-07-05)The Overland Park Chamber of Commerce commissioned the Institute for Public Policy and Business Research to do this study because the Chamber is interested in developing some quantitative estimates of the economic significance ... -
U.S. and Economic Forecasts Midyear Update 1988
(Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas, 1988-07-31)Highlights: 1. National economic growth will slow in 1989 following strong growth in the balance of 1988 and the first half of next year. 2. Interest rates are expected to rise modestly in 1988 and slightly faster in ...
