Publications
The Public Assets Institute provides sound, timely, and accessible fiscal and policy analysis.
We publish research reports, both in house and in collaboration with other individuals and organizations, and prepare press releases, opinion pieces, and presentations on topics related to our current work.
You will find our five latest publications listed below, and archives of all our reports, op-eds, press releases and bi-monthly updates by category.
Latest publications:
February 2010 Update
NEWSLETTER. In this issue:
– Income Still Migrates Toward Vermont
– Back of the Envelope
– The Real Education Crisis
– All The Budget Numbers Fit to Print
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Vermont’s Bridges are Going Nowhere Good
CRACKS IN THE PUBLIC STRUCTURES. February 2010
Failing or closed bridges have come to symbolize our deteriorating public structures. They are the inevitable result of trying to balance a budget with cuts alone. Vermont has now closed 16 bridges to all traffic. Eleven more are closed for the short term, with a temporary bridge in place until the original structure is rehabilitated.
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Migrants to Vermont Have More Income Than Those Who Leave
ISSUE BRIEF. Reenie De Geus (February 2010)
Fewer people moved into Vermont than out in 2008, but those who moved in had more income per person than those who left the state or stayed put. This has been the trend in Vermont for the last 15 years.
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Hard Times Get Harder; Government Gives Relief
JOBS BRIEF. January 2010
After six months of gradual decline, the number of unemployed Vermont workers shot up by 1,600 in December. That was a statistically significant jump from November and the largest monthly increase since last January.
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It’s Raining Hard: Tap the Fund
REPORT. Jack Hoffman (January 2010)
More than 20 years ago, Vermont had the foresight to establish a rainy day fund to help the state through hard economic times. Today, the Legislature could spare Vermonters additional painful budget cuts and give the state economy a boost if it stopped hoarding this money and used these reserve funds as intended.
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