REPORTS AND STUDIES
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• Short-Circuiting New York’s Recovery
  How Energy Taxes Contribute to High Electric Rates in New York
  
  
• Transcending the Hamster Cage
  Unfettering New York State Innovation Economy
  As countless studies have demonstrated, the key to unlocking the innovation economy is talented, driven and risk favorable people. Motivation, inspiration, and the capacity to dream and to act on those dreams are the greatest assets in the global innovation competition.
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• Benchmark New York State
  Government-related costs of living and doing business in New York are more than $35 billion higher than if they matched such costs across the nation, a new study finds.
  
  
• Just the Facts
  The cost of doing business is higher in New York than in most other states because employers must pay more for employee benefits, energy, taxes and other costs, an updated online edition of the Institute’s Just The Facts shows.
  
  
• Ahead of the Curve
  Unlocking the power of innovation to turn NewYork State around, 2006
  
  
• New York needs real budget reform
  But the Constitutional amendment proposed on the November ballot isn't it. (September 1005)
  
  
• How High Is The Upstate Tax Burden — and Why?
  Upstaters pay up to $6 billion more in state and local taxes than they would in an average state. Blame Medicaid, and payrolls.
  
  
• Could New York Let Upstate BE Upstate?
  Upstate's economy is in trouble. Part of the problem is "made in New York." And more freedom might be part of the solution. (May 2004)
  
  
• New York State's economy in 2004: Which way out?
  Our job growth has become heavily dependent on taxpayer-funded jobs. That's not a sound strategy for the long run.
  
  
• Leadership for the Schools We Need
  A handbook for business people who want to make a difference on school boards, (July 2003)
  
  
• New Yorkers at the Millennium
  New York continued to pull out of the population decline of the 1970s during the last decade, but growth in the state still lagged behind most of the country.


• Laptop for Every Student?
  Only a few years ago, the idea of assigning individual students their own computers would have seemed like a fantasy. But now the concept is gaining ground—and showing results. It's time New York considered it.
  
  
• A Fair Share — At Least!
  Business taxes in New York State are far more than meets the eye — about one-third of all state and local taxes, in fact.
  
  
• A Pharm State
  New York State is gearing up to capture the biotech jobs of the future. Our pharmaceutical industry already gives us an edge in the field. So we have an interest in keeping this sector strong.
  
  
• The Key to the Upstate Economy? Manufacturing — Still.
  Despite talk of a 'post-industrial' economy, manufacturing is still, far and away, the most important creator of jobs in Upstate New York. (September 2002)
  
  
• What's the Best Way to Help Low-Wage Workers Move Up?
  "Living wage" laws sound appealing. But they can kick the ladder out from under people who need a chance to get started in the job market.
  
  
• On The Wrong Track
  Railroads in New York State have left the 19th Century far behind. Our system for taxing them should, too. (February 2002)
  
  
• The Power to Grow
  An updated analysis of the impact of additional generating capacity on New York State's Economic Health, (January 2002)


• It Didn't Work the Last Time
  The last time New York faced a recession, we raised taxes and delayed tax cuts. That prolonged our recession—but it didn't do much for state revenues. (December 2002)
  
  
• What can Business Do to Help the Schools Improve?
  A panel discussion among education leaders and business experts. (October 22, 2001)



• The Power to Grow
  Research: New York risks economic damage if it fails to add power — and can reap powerful economic benefits by increasing capacity, (October 17, 2001)
  
  
• A taxpayers guide to the (missing) 2001-2002 New York State Budget
  What's behind Albany's inability to settle on a spending plan,
  
  
• 2001 Edition of 'JUST THE FACTS'
  booklet compares taxes, spending, jobs, other key indicators in New York and other states
  
  
• The Economic Impact of Single Factor Sales
  Apportionment for the State of New York (January 2001)
  
  
• Putting Stock in New York State
  The securities industry is vital to New York’s future. And tax reform can help keep it growing here. (March 2000)
  
  
• The hidden tax in New York's energy bills
  Reducing energy taxes—starting with the Gross Receipts Tax—will pay off in new growth, particularly for the Upstate economy. (February 2000)
  
  
• Straight talk about higher standards
  A Q & A on New York State's higher standards for education - and why they are important to students and employers, (December 1999)
  
  
• The $163 Lightbulb: How Albany's Mandates Drive Up Your Local Taxes
  By: Robert B. Ward, (November 1999) (*Pdf file)
  
  
• Medicaid: wreaking havoc in health care
  How New York State's runaway Medicaid spending is strangling the taxpayers and undercutting the quality of medical care. (December 1999)
  
  
• The tax New Yorkers pay to train other states' doctors
  A fresh look at the $2.7 billion in subsidies given to New York's medical institutions  (November 15, 1999)
  
  
• 'JUST THE FACTS'
  booklet compares taxes, spending, jobs, other key indicators in New York and other states. (April 21, 1999)
  
  
• Misguided Money
  A reexamination of the $2.6 billion in subsidies provided by taxpayers and insurance surcharges to help finance New York's medical institutions. (November 30, 1998)
  
  
• Driving Force
  The role of lawsuits in pushing up the cost of car insurance in New York State, (October 28, 1998)
  
  
• The Comeback Trail
  New York's economy is making a comeback, report says, (September 16, 1998)
  
  
• The State of Manufacturing in New York State
  Manufacturing is growing again in New York — but hasn't caught up to national pace, (July 28, 1998)
  
• Going Global
  New York manufacturers ship over $50 billion a year in exports; export jobs are 380,000 and growing, (May 12, 1998)
  
  
• An Accident And A Dream
  new report from The Public Policy Institute says New York's lawsuit industry costs billions, distorts justice, (March 19, 1998)
  
  
• Separate And Unequal
  The Reading Gap in New York's Elementary Schools, (March 10, 1998)
  
  
• “Just The Facts 1997 ”
  Booklet Shows Key Economic and Social Indicators For New York, (July 8, 1997)
  
  
• School taxes far outpaced inflation in last decade; new study shows district-by-district increases, (June 18, 1997)
  
  
• Beating Them At Their Own Game
  How New York State Can Grab Its Share Of 2 Million Jobs, (April 22, 1997)