Ohio Economic Experts Panel
Most Recent Survey
July 7, 2025: Funding Outdoor Recreation
In the most recent state budget fracking revenue was reallocated from park improvement to park operating expenses. Advocates from rural communities in Ohio argue that losing this funding could negatively impact their regions’ economies.
Question A: Public spending on state parks is an efficient strategy for producing goods for Ohio residents like recreation, environmental quality, and health.
Question B: Reducing funding for state parks will lead to long-term deterioration of natural assets that will reduce the future economic potential of those areas.
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Ohio Economic Experts Panel
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.
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