The Value of a Wave: An Analysis of the Mavericks Region Half Moon Bay, California

October 7, 2009

This study was commissioned by the Save the Waves Coalition to determine the value of the Mavericks surf area to the local neighborhoods and beyond. 

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Small State, Giant Tax Credit: Hawaii’s Leap into High Technology Development

This paper chronicles the evolution of Hawaii’s high technology tax credits, describes their provisions and the ensuing problems in attempting to ascertain whether or not they have achieved the results desired by lawmakers who passed them, and offers lessons that other states can use when designing their own business investment tax credit programs.

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