 Colloquium
Series: Trends and Prospects
for Michigan’s Economy
Michigan’s economy and the effects of its current tax structure
and social policy is the focus of a Colloquium Series entitled,
Trends and Prospects in the Michigan Economy. Scheduled to begin
in March, the series will host expertise from at least four in-state
universities, Michigan State University, University of Michigan,
Wayne State University, and Eastern Michigan University. Each session
will feature authors who have
contributed to the book on state economics, Michigan
at the Millennium Chapter authors of the book are invited university
faculty who were asked to write in their professional area of interest.
Authors were asked to present policy relevant information for today
policymakers and community decision makers.
The Michigan at the Millennium Colloquium Series provides an opportunity
for broad interaction and an exchange of perspectives and outlooks
on the Michigan economy. The series is sponsored by Michigan State
University’s Institute
for Public Policy and Social Research, University of Michigan’s
Center for Local, State,
and Urban Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy,
and Wayne State University’s
State Policy Center.
Prior Events
Session One: Economic Policy - March
17, 2004 - 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Farnum Building, 125 W. Allegan Street, Downtown Lansing
Topic Areas and Presenters
Overview: Joan Crary and
George Fulton, University
of Michigan
Manufacturing and Automotive: Richard
Block and Dale Belman,
Michigan State University
High Technology: George Fulton,
University of Michigan and Abel
Feinstein, Independent International Trade: Alan
Deardorff, University of Michigan
Labor Force: Rebecca Blank,
University of Michigan
Media Coverage
5/13/04 - Booth Newspapers
Even
bigger problems await tax-leery lawmakers
5/12/04 - WKAR Radio
Audio clip featuring
tax policy forum panelist Charles Ballard
4/21/04
Michigan’s
“economic health” focus of forum
Session Two: Tax Policy - May 12, 2004
- 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Avenue, Downtown Lansing
Topic Areas and Presenters
State Revenue System: Charles
Ballard, Michigan State University
Fiscal Relations among Federal, State, and Local Governments: Ronald
C. Fisher, Michigan State University
Miscellaneous Taxes (Sin, Death, and Recreation): Lawrence
W. Martin, Michigan State University
Personal Income Tax: Paul
L. Menchik, Michigan State University
Property Tax: Doug
Drake, Western Michigan University
Sales and Use Taxes and Single Business Tax: Joel
Slemrod, University of Michigan
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