- Design-Build Project Delivery Method
November 2014
- Partnering With Schools for College and Career Readiness: Resources for the New York State Business Community
August 2014
- Analysis of Economic Impacts of New York Corporate Income Tax Reform
January 2014
- Re-Examining Issues in Procurement
December 2013
- Workers' Comp Costs - Revisiting the Reforms
October 2012
- Unique New York
Key indicators of the economic performance of New York State
September 2012
- Cultivating the Next Generation of Discoveries and Development in New York Bioscience
May 2012
- Unique New York
Key indicators of the economic performance of New York State
September 2011
- Drilling for Jobs:
What the Marcellus Shale could mean for New York
July 2011
- Let's Make It Here
Keys to a Manufacturing Resurgence in New York
May 2011
- New York Must Step Up
Its Game
The Global Struggle for Biopharmaceutical Jobs
- Derailing New York’s
Economic Engine
How Albany Punishes New York’s Largest Industry
- Short-Circuiting
New York’s Recovery
How Energy Taxes Contribute to
High Electric Rates in New York
- Unique New York 2010
Key indicators of the economic performance of New York State
June 2010
- Empire State Exodus
The Mass Migration of New Yorkers to Other States
This report examines how many New Yorkers have been leaving the state,
where they have been going and how much income they have been taking with
them.
- 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.
Report supporting data
- 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.
- What’s STAR got
to do with it?
New York State spends billions trying
to hold down school taxes–but they
grow faster every year anyway. Could
it be time for a new approach?
- 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)
