Fiscal Policy Analyses
Publications, Presentations and Current Projects
Tax Cap Papers
Publications and Presentations
Understanding Alaska State Finances. Febrary 20, 2003. By Sharman Haley. An educational Power Point presentation
Understanding Alaska State Finances: What Citizens Want to Know and How to Convey That Information Effectively. September 1, 2003. By Sharman Haley. PDF format.
Alaska's Budget: Where the Money Came From and Went 1990-2002, Fiscal Policy Paper No. 13. May 2003. By Scott Goldsmith, Linda Leask and Mary Killorin.
Safe Landing: Charting a Flight Path Through the Clouds. Pages 1-4 and Foldout. Fiscal Policy Papers No. 12. October 1999. By Scott Goldsmith.
The Changing Oil Industry: Will it Affect Oil Prices? Fiscal Policy Paper No. 11. PDF. May 1999. By Arlon R. Tussing and Linda Leask.
From Oil to Assets: Managing Alaska's New Wealth. Fiscal Policy Paper No. 10. PDF. June 1998. By Scott Goldsmith.
How Are We Doing? Monitoring Alaska's Fiscal Condition. Pages 1-4 and Foldout. Fiscal Policy Paper No. 9. PDF. May 1994. By Scott Goldsmith.
Gaining and Losing Under State Fiscal Policies. Pages 1-4 and Foldout. Fiscal Policy Paper No. 8. PDF. December 1993. By Alexandra Hill and Matthew Berman.
What We Learned About Alaska's Finances: Findings 1989-1992. Summary of Fiscal Policy Papers Nos. 1-7. PDF. November 1992. By Scott Goldsmith and others.
Safe Landing: A Fiscal Strategy for the 1990s. Fiscal Policy Paper No. 7. PDF. July 1992. By Scott Goldsmith.
Who Will Pay For Balancing the Budget? Fiscal Policy Paper No. 6. PDF. April 1991. By Alexandra Hill, Matt Berman, Linda Leask, and Scott Goldsmith.
Alaska's Dependence on State Spending. Fiscal Policy Paper No. 5. PDF. April 1991. By Scott Goldsmith.
Big Ticket Spending: Transfers and Labor Costs. Fiscal Policy Paper No. 4. PDF. March 1990. By Scott Goldsmith, Jay Hogan, and Lee Gorsuch.
Alaska's Potential Tax Revenues. Fiscal Policy Paper No. 3. PDF. February 1990. By Scott Goldsmith, Matthew Berman, Lee Gorsuch, and Linda Leask.
Facts and Fables of State Spending. Fiscal Policy Paper No. 2. PDF. October 1989. By Scott Goldsmith, Lee Gorsuch, and Linda Leask.
The Alaska Fiscal Gap. Fiscal Policy Paper No. 1. PDF. August 1989. By Scott Goldsmith.
Tax Cap Papers
A series of papers analyzing potential effects of the proposed property tax cap. By Scott Goldsmith and Alexandra Hill.
Capping Property Taxes: What's Likely to Happen? Fiscal Policy Note 4, October 2000