Economics

RESEARCH REPORTS

We conduct research for a variety of local and state government agencies as well as private industry, often collaborating with other research centers. The studies include cost-benefit analysis, economic impact, education, housing, employment projections, property taxes, and many other areas.

Florida Long-Term Economic Forecast – 2002 (Discontinued)



Publication Type: N/A

Pages: 214

Authors: Lenze, David G.

Division: N/A


PDF: Download Research Report Volume 1

PDF: Download Research Report Volume 2


Subject Index: N/A



Funding for the development and production of this publication has been discontinued. Copies of this final report may be downloaded at no cost.



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Florida Price Level Index 2002



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 10

Authors: Bureau of Economic and Business Research

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index:
Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



Established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program, the Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.


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Florida Price Level Index 2003



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 12

Authors: Bureau of Economic and Business Research

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



Established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program, the Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.


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Florida Price Level Index 2004



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 7

Authors: Bureau of Economic and Business Research

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) was established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP). In this role, the FPLI is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.


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Florida Price Level Index 2005



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 5

Authors: Bureau of Economic and Business Research

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) was established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program. In this role, the FPLI is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts. Since 1995, and at the request of the Legislature, the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) at the University of Florida has performed an ongoing review of the methodology of the FPLI and has made appropriate recommendations to improve it.


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Florida Price Level Index 2006



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 5

Authors: Bureau of Economic and Business Research

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, Research, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) was established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program. In this role, the FPLI is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.


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Florida Price Level Index 2007



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 4

Authors: Bureau of Economic and Business Research

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, Research, County data, Florida data


The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program, is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.


This brief includes a county FPLI comparison table of past years and a review of the FPLI methodology.



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Florida Price Level Index 2008



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 4

Authors: Dewey, James; Denslow, David; Lotfinia, Babak

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, Research, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program, is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.


This brief includes a county FPLI comparison table of past years and a review of the FPLI methodology.


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Florida Price Level Index 2009



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 4

Authors: Dewey, James; Denslow, David; Irwin, Eve

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data


The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program, is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.


This brief includes a county FPLI comparison table of past years and a review of the FPLI methodology.



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Florida Price Level Index 2010



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 4

Authors: Dewey, James; Denslow, David, Irwin, Eve

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program, is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.


This brief includes a county FPLI comparison table of past years and a review of the FPLI methodology.


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Florida Price Level Index 2011



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 4

Authors: Dewey, James F; Denslow, David, Irwin, Eve

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data


The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program, is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.


This brief includes a county FPLI comparison table of past years and a review of the FPLI methodology.



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Florida Price Level Index 2012



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 4

Authors: Dewey, James F; Denslow, David, Irwin, Eve

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Other Research, Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program, is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.


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Florida Price Level Index 2013



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 3

Authors: Dewey, James F.

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Other Research, Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data


The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential (DCD) in the Florida Education Finance Program, is used to represent the costs of hiring equally qualified personnel across school districts.



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Florida Price Level Index 2014



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 2

Authors: Dewey, James F.

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Research Report, Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) was established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential in the Florida Education Finance Program. It represents the cost of hiring comparable personnel across school districts.


The FPLI 2014 is a joint project between the Florida Polytechnic University and the Bureau of Economic and Business Research.


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Florida Price Level Index 2015



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 2

Authors: Dewey, James F.

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Research Report, Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) was established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential in the Florida Education Finance Program. It represents the cost of hiring comparable personnel across school districts.


The FPLI 2015 is a joint project between the Florida Polytechnic University and the Bureau of Economic and Business Research.


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Florida Price Level Index 2016



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor, Force, and, Labor Markets
Wages and Compensation

Pages: 2

Authors: Dewey, James F.

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Research Report, Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) was established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential in the Florida The FPLI 2016 is a joint project between the Florida Polytechnic University and the Bureau of Economic and Business Research. Education Finance Program. It represents the cost of hiring comparable personnel across school districts.


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Florida Price Level Index 2017



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor Force and Labor Markets, Wages and Compensation

Pages: 2

Authors: Dewey, James F.

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Research Report, Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) was established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential in the Florida Education Finance Program. It represents the cost of hiring comparable personnel across school districts.


The FPLI 2015 is a joint project between the Florida Polytechnic University and the Bureau of Economic and Business Research.


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Florida Price Level Index 2018



Publication Type: Regional Modeling, Cost of Living, Housing, Industrial and Occupational Structure, Labor, Force, and, Labor Markets
Wages and Compensation

Pages: 2

Authors: Dewey, James F.

Division: Economic Analysis


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Research Report, Cost of living, Economy, Education, Florida Price Level Index (FPLI), Prices, Publications, County data, Florida data



The Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) was established by the Legislature as the basis for the District Cost Differential in the Florida The FPLI 2016 is a joint project between the Florida Polytechnic University and the Bureau of Economic and Business Research. Education Finance Program. It represents the cost of hiring comparable personnel across school districts.


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Florida’s Non-Emergency Medicaid Transportation Waiver



Publication Type: Cost Effectiveness, Public Policy, Transportation

Pages: 66

Authors: Dewey, James F.; Dai, Chifeng

Division: Economic Analysis


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Subject Index: Health, Medicaid, Non-Emergency Transportation (NET) Waiver, Transportation, Florida data


Pursuant to federal regulations governing the renewal of freedom-of-choice waivers, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) contracted with the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) at the University of Florida in order to conduct this independent assessment of Florida’s Non-Emergency Transportation (NET) Waiver. Under this waiver, eligible Floridian Medicaid beneficiaries receive non-emergency transportation from their local Community Transportation Coordinators (CTC) in the Transportation
Disadvantaged (TD) Program.


This assessment’s objective is to examine whether AHCA’s participation in the TD program is cost-effective, and whether the quality of service provided under this waiver program is at least as good as under complete freedom of choice



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Increasing Florida’s Sales Tax Revenue From Internet Purchases



Publication Type: Fiscal Impact, Public Policy, Revenue Forecasting, Taxation

Pages: 7

Authors: Holt, Lynne; Lotfinia, Babak

Division: N/A


PDF: Download Research Report


Subject Index: Economic Analysis Program, Internet, Retail sales, Taxable sales, Taxes



Florida, as one of only seven states to levy no tax on personal income, relies significantly more on the sales tax to fund its services than do states with a personal income tax. Since all consumers purchasing goods or services online are legally required to pay either sales or use tax, online transactions may represent a considerable source of revenue. To capture some of this revenue, Florida may wish to revise its tax laws, either by joining the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP) or by making smaller, technical modifications. This article explores issues surrounding each option.


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