Research and Reports
Efficient Groundwater Pricing and Intergenerational Welfare: The Honolulu Case
Optimal water usage and pricing programs discussed in literature tend to take for granted the users’ willing to pay higher efficiency prices in order to …
Tax Incentives in Tourism: Hawaii’s Hotel Remodeling and Construction Tax Credits
Fiscal incentives are widely used by governments around the world to attract private investment in “preferred” industries, including tourism. Incentives are often granted to offset …
Aging, Pension Income, and Taxes in Hawaii Report to the State of Hawaii Tax Review Commission
Over the foreseeable future, the number of retirees will grow much more rapidly than the number of workers. The percentage of Hawaii’s population 65 and …
Environmental Valuation and the Hawaiian Economy
Economic planning and policy analysis are commonly criticized for their failure to properly account for adverse effects of economic development on the environment and other …