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2000 Reports & Briefs

Impact of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games on Employment and Wages in Georgia (Julie L. Hotchkiss, Robert E. Moore, and Stephanie M. Zobay).  This report Estimates the effect on employment and wages resulting from the 1996 Olympics.  FRP Report 53 (December 2000)

Trends in Corporate Income Tax Receipts (Sally Wallace).  This report analyzes trends in state corporate tax receipts and explanations for the decline in corporate tax revenue growth.  FRP Report / Brief 52 (December 2000)

School Flexibility and Accountability (Ben Scafidi, Catherine Freeman and Stanley DeJarnett).  This report presents a discussion and a menu of alternatives for school flexibility and accountability.  FRP Report 51 (November 2000)

Defining and Measuring High Technology in Georgia (Susan M. Walcott).  This report defines and measures the high technology sector in Georgia.  FRP Report / Brief 50 (December 2000)

State and Local Government Choices in Fiscal Redistribution (Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vasquez, Sally Wallace).  This report explores the factors that are associated with the level and nature of states’ income redistribution programs.  FRP Report / Brief 49 (October 2000)

Profile of Georgia State Revenues 1974-1999 (M. Kathleen Thomas).  This report provides detailed information on trends in Georgia’s major revenue sources over the period 1974-1999.  FRP Report / Brief 48 (October 2000)

Economic Development: Report of Statewide Results of Georgia Poll July 2000 (Fiscal Research Program/Applied Research Center).  This report presents results of an annual survey on economic development activities in the State.  FRP Report 47 (July 2000)

A Decade of Budget Growth: Where Has the Money Gone? (Alan Essig).  This report presents an analysis of state budget growth between fiscal years 1991 and 2000.  In specific, policy decisions that drive the budget increases are highlighted.  FRP Report / Brief 46 (September 2000)

International Business and Foreign Investment in Georgia: The Impact of State Programs and Policies (Robert E. Moore).  This report provides a review of the recent trends on international trade in Georgia and reviews Georgia’s policy and programs related to international trade.  FRP Report 45 (July 2000)

The Effect of the Growth in Elderly Population on State Tax Revenues (Laura Wheeler).  This report explores the implications of an aging state population on income tax and sales tax revenues.  FRP Report 44 (July 2000)

Provision of An Equitable Public School Finance Structure in Georgia (Ross Rubenstein).  This report presents options for reducing inequities in the funding of Georgia’s public school districts.  FRP Report 43 (February 2000)

An Analysis of Georgia’s Economic Development Tax Credit Incentives (Dagney Faulk, Keith R. Ihlanfeldt, David L. Sjoquist, William J. Smith, Jeanie Thomas, and Kathleen Thomas).  This report presents an analysis of Georgia’s economic development tax credit incentives, i.e., Georgia’s BEST program.  FRP Report / Brief 42 (January 2000)
 
A Profile of Georgia’s Economic Performance and Competitiveness (David L. Sjoquist, William J. Smith, Kathleen Thomas).  This report compares Georgia’s recent economic performance and it’s economic competitiveness relative to the U.S. and surrounding states.  FRP Report 41 (January 2000)

State Tax Incentives in the Southeast (Jeanie Thomas).  This report identifies basic features of state tax incentive programs in the southeastern states.  Each state synopsis is followed by a brief summary of the 1999 statutory changes.  FRP Report 40 (January 2000)