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Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau
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Division of Business and Economics
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 346-3774  (715) 346-2537
 
 
Randy F. Cray, Ph.D.
Director, Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau
 

Special Reports
 

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2007

Unsteady Ground: The Rise of Economic Insecurity in America, H. Scott Wallace, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point; Randy F. Cray, Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point; Alexander W. Richter, Research Assistant; Patrick J. Rathsack, Research Assistant.

The Physician Workforce Shortage and The Implications for Expanded Medical Coverage, Edward J. Miller, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. 

Economic Insecurity in the Age of Turbulence, H. Scott Wallace, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point; Randy F. Cray, Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point; Patrick J. Rathsack, Research Assistant; Sarah J. Bauer, Research Assistant; Alexander W. Richter, Research Assistant.

2006

The Wisconsin Labor Market: Trends and Challenges, Kevin Neuman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Medicare: Sacred Cow or the Elephant in the Living Room?, Jason R. Davis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

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2005

Business Ethics Today, Elizabeth Martin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Business, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Free Enterprise in China - with Apologies to Alexis de Tocqueville, Gary E. Mullins, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

A Medium for Growth: The State of Entrepreneurship in Wisconsin - A Study Summary, Erica Kauten, Managing Director, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network, Patricia Simms, Consultant, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network, and Susan Yolton, Project Manager.

2006 Energy Outlook for Wisconsin and Practical Solutions for Your Business, Preston Schutt, Director, Business Development - Center for Technology Transfer.

2004

Wisconsin's Taxes: How High and Why, Todd A Berry, President, Wisconsin Tax Payers Alliance.

The 2004 Presidential Election: A Preview, Edward J. Miller, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science and Co-Director, Center for the Small City, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

The University and the Greater Community: Executive Summary, Linda Bunnell, Ph.D., Chancellor, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

A Report on the Solvency of the Social Security Combined Trust Funds and the Demographic Factors Influencing Future Fund Balances, Bruce W. Schultz, Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration.

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2003

Retooling Wisconsin’s Electric Infrastructure for the 21st Century, Charlie Severance, Director, Strategic Business Development, Wisconsin Public Service Employer.

Employer Responses to Increasing Health Care Costs, Jason R. Davis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Economic Implications of a Shrinking Number of Young People, Terry F. Ludeman, Chief of the Office of Economic Advisors, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

New Developments in Federal and Wisconsin Tax, William E. Maas, M.S., J.D., C.P.A., Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

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2002

9-12 The New Reality Begins, Marcia Tepp, CPCU, Sentry Insurance.

Improving Business Performance By Managing Constraints, C.R. Marshall, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

A Tale of Two Nations: Commercial Banking in Poland and Ukraine, Tracy Hofer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Conflicts of Interest in the Financial Markets, Kevin M. Bahr, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

2001

The Business of Sports and Small Market Viability: The Green Bay Packers and the Milwaukee Brewers, Kevin M. Bahr, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Mergers and Acquisitions: Boon or Bane, Gary E. Mullins, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

A Portrait of Central Wisconsin from the 2000 Census, Robert B. Enright, Jr, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and Lawrence A. Weiser, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Tools for Understanding the State Budget: Perception, Planning, Benchmarking, Todd A. Berry, President, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.

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2000

Deregulation of the Electric and Gas Utilities, How Could It Affect You, Gary Oudenhoven, Account Executive, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.

E-Commerce Trends, Carol Soukup, CPA, Manager, Technology Consulting, Clifton Gunderson, LLC.

Stock Market Volatility: Measures and Results, Gary E. Mullins, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

The New Economy and Productivity: Current Debates and Future Prospects, H. Scott Wallace, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

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1999

Y2K: How are Central Wisconsin Businesses Preparing, Todd Makie, Consulting Manager, Wipfli Ullrich Bertelson, LLP, Wausau, Wisconsin.

The Challenges and Opportunities of an Aging Society, Evelyn Heikenen, Director, Access Services and Adult Day Care, Lincoln Center, Portage County, Wisconsin.

Is There a Plan? State Tax and Spending Trends, Todd A Berry, President, Wisconsin Tax Payers Alliance.

Election 2000: A Preview, Edward J. Miller, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, and Co-Director, Center for the Small City, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

1998

The Economic Impact of Tourism on Portage, Marathon, and Wood Counties, Tom Barrett, Executive Director, Stevens Point Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

 Marshfield Clinic's Contribution to the Central Wisconsin Economy: Estimates from an Input-Output Analysis, John R. Schmelzer, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Center for Health Care Research, Marshfield Medical Research Foundation.

A Paper Trail, Tim Laatsch, Director of Public Affairs, Consolidated Papers, Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

The Wausau - Liberty Affiliation: A Bright, New Chapter in “The Wausau Story,” Jim VanEyck, Executive Vice President, Customer Service, Wausau Insurance Companies.

1997

Social Security 1997 ‑ The Year for Reform, Mae Novak, District Manager
Social Security Administration, Wausau
, Wisconsin.

Economic Impact of the Wisconsin Lottery, Mary C. McEniry, Senior Policy and Planning Analyst, Department of Revenue, Lottery Division and Donald E. Walsh
Acting Administrator, Department of Revenue, Lottery Division.

Tax Act of 1997:  Who Will Benefit, Vance Guetzmacher, JD, CPA, Former Professor of Business, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Do Accounting Principles Provide Relevant Returns Information, Janet McKnight, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

1996

U.S. Trade Relations with Japan, Jin Wang, Ph.D., Former Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Small Business Development Assistance Programs in Wisconsin, Mark Stover, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Extension, Office of Outreach Education.

Economic and Business Information on the Internet, Lawrence A. Weiser, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Wisconsin's Budgets: In Pursuit of Property Tax Relief, Richard Christofferson, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

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1995

Wisconsin's 1995-1997 State Budget: A New School Funding Promise Changes the Financial Landscape, Todd A. Berry, President, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.

 Risk, Risk Management, and Derivatives, Gary E. Mullins, Chair, Division of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Making Sense of Elderly Health Care, Sandy Wright, House Policy Analyst
Bureau on Aging, Madison, Wisconsin.

Public School Finance in Wisconsin, Bambi Statz, Independent Education Consultant.

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1994

Wisconsin and the Midwest Economy: Prospects for 1994, William Bergman, Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Robert Schnorbus, Senior Business Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Toward 2000 and Counting: Small Business Challenges and Opportunities in Central Wisconsin, Richard B. Judy, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Business Management, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Restoring the Environment, James A. Chaffee, P.E., Stevens Point Office Manager
RUST Environment and Infrastructure.

Jobs and Income in Central Wisconsin, Jin Wang, Ph.D., Former Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Lawrence Weiser, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and Director of Center of Economics Education, and Randy F. Cray Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and Director of Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau.

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1993

China's Economic Reform and its Trade Relations with the United States, Jin Wang, Ph.D., Former Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Wisconsin International Economy and Opportunities, Mary Regel, Director Bureau of International Development, Wisconsin Department of Development and Jim Arndt International Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Development.

Not This NAFTA, Stan Gruszynski, Representative, District 71, State of Wisconsin.

Reforming the Health Care System: The 1990's Round, Edward J. Miller, Ph.D.,
Professor of Political Science
and Co-Director, Center for the Small City, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

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1992

Social Security in Central Wisconsin, Mae J. Novak, Social Security District Manager, Wausau, Wisconsin.

Prospects for Property Tax Relief, James Morgan, President, Wisconsin Tax Payers Alliance.

Total Quality Management: It's not just for Manufacturers Anymore, Mark Stover
Director, Development
Center, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

The People of Central Wisconsin: A Statistical Portrait, Robert B. Enright, Ph.D.,
Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and Lawrence A Weiser, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

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1991

Maintaining Wisconsin's Competitiveness - Corridors 2020, Robert Rider, Ph.D.,
Former Professor of Economics, University of
Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Economies in Transition - The Russian Example, Richard B. Judy, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Business Management, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Remedies For Financial Risk, Georgette Frazier, CPA, CFP.

Responses to Fiscal Stress By Small Wisconsin Governments, Robert B. Enright, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and Robert P. Wolensky, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Co-Director, Center for the Small City, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

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1990

Medical Inflation and Cost Containment: Alternative Policies, Edward J. Miller, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science and Co-Director, Center for the Small City,
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Retirement Behavior and Social Security Issues, Lawrence A. Weiser, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Japanese Management and the Structure of the Organization "From Wa to Z," Dianne Lloyd Gillo, Ph.D., Professor of Business Administration and Associate Dean, College of Letters and Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Economic Development in Central Wisconsin, Lawrence Weiser, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Richard Judy, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Business Management, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, and Vern Holmes, Executive Director, Portage County Economic Development Corporation. 

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1989

Regional Economic Development:  A Public/Private Partnership, Mary Jo Carson, Economic Development Consultant, Business Development, Wisconsin Department of Development; Randy F. Cray, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Director, Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau.

Wisconsin's Tax Capacity and Tax Effort,
James R. Morgan, President Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance

What is the Next Step in Property Tax Relief?,
James R. Morgan, President Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance


Characteristics of the Labor Force in Central Wisconsin, Gary Werner, Labor Market Analyst, Wisconsin Department of Labor and Human Relations

The Productivity Challenge: Trends and Issues, Ergun Yener, Ph.D., Professor of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point

Demographics and Economics for Personnel Analysis, Randy F. Cray, Ph. D., Director of Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau.

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1988

The Insurance Industry in Central Wisconsin, Thomas J. Ryan, Assistant Professor of Business, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.

International Trade: Trends and Issues, Lawrence A. Weiser, Ph.D., Professor of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.

The Demographics of Housing Demand in Central Wisconsin, Robert B. Enright, Jr., Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.

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1987

Can the Use of a Computer Increase Your Business Productivity?, Dr. Robert L. Dean, Director of Central Wisconsin Computer Information Services, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Executive Summary of Wisconsin Long-Range Economic Forecast: 1985-1995, Randel A. Pilo, Lead Economist, Wisconsin Department of Development, Division of Research and Analysis.

The Central Wisconsin Forest Products Industry: Impact and Outlook , Dr. Robert J. Engelhard, Professor of Forestry, College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.

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1986

Many New Jobs...Small Business In Central Wisconsin, George E. Seyfarth and Gerard P. Rodenkirch, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Central Wisconsin Small Business Development Center.

The Tourism and Travel Industry in Central Wisconsin, Lawrence A. Weiser, Professor of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

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1985

Agriculture in Portage County: An Overview, Dennis Palmini, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.

 Wisconsin's Recent Economic Performance, Lawrence A. Weiser, Ph.D., Research Associate- Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.

High Tech In Central Wisconsin, Yiu-Kwan Fan, Ph. D., Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.

 

 
 

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