Ohio Economic Experts Panel

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April 28, 2025: Public Libaries

In the current budget passed by the Ohio House, funding for public libraries is about $90 million lower than in the Governor’s proposed budget.

Question A: Cutting funding from Ohio's public libraries will reduce statewide economic output in the long run.

Question B: Cutting funding from Ohio's public libraries will reduce human capital development of Ohio residents.

Question C: Cutting funding from Ohio's public libraries will reduce formation and longevity of new businesses in Ohio.

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Goal: Policymakers need information from experts to craft policy that is effective, efficient, and equitable. The Ohio Economic Experts Panel is a tool for promoting better policy outcomes by providing policymakers, policy influencers, and the public with the informed opinions of Ohio’s leading economists.

About: The Ohio Economic Experts Panel consists of over 40 economists from colleges and universities throughout the state of Ohio. Panelists answer monthly questions of relevance to state policy indicating the degree to which they agree or disagree with a policy question and their confidence in their answer based on available evidence.

The Ohio Economic Experts Panel is a social bottom line service of Scioto Analysis, a public policy analysis firm based in Columbus, Ohio.

Suggest Questions : If you would like to suggest a question for the Ohio Economic Experts Panel, please email it to michael@sciotoanalysis.com. Questions most likely to be chosen will be those posed as agree/disagree propositions.

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