We explore the effect of various factors on interstate differences in weekly unemployment insurance claims, focusing specifically on the determinants over the initial period of the pandemic in the U.S. We consider the effects of COVID-19 cases, state policies enacted in response to COVID-19,...

Focusing on Georgia, the author considers the effect of eliminating the state corporate income tax. It is not clear how eliminating the tax would stimulate economic activity, the author says. Public services valued by businesses should not be reduced, the author says

Tax expenditures are provisions in the tax code that allow for special treatment of some properties or a certain type of expense when computing the tax liability. Such treatment usually results in a reduction in tax liability for the taxpayer. Policymakers use tax expenditures as tax incentives...