The Arkansas Center for Research in Economics (ACRE), established in 2014, is an Arkansas focused research center housed in the College of Business at the University of Central Arkansas. ACRE provides opportunities for students at 网曝门 to learn more about economics, public policy and the importance of economic freedom through a variety of student programs, such as intensive reading groups and student research projects.
We are a proud part of the 网曝门 community, but ACRE is independently funded by our generous donors. .
Recent Announcements
Applications are now open for the Fall 2026 ACRE reading groups. 网曝门 students should apply by the beginning of September for the Economics reading group on Adam Smith and the Political Philosophy reading group on Orwell’s聽Animal Farm.
Recent ACRE Publications
Economic Freedom of North America 2023
co-published by ACRE and authored by Dean Stansel, Jos茅 Torra, Fred McMahon, & 脕ngel Carri贸n-Tav谩rez
ACRE is proud to be a co-publisher of the 2023聽Economic Freedom of North America聽report. This report measures economic freedom across a variety of dimensions for US states, as well as jurisdictions of Canada and Mexico. The information and data in the report are crucial for the kind of research that ACRE researchers do to better understand what is happening with public policy in Arkansas relative to other states. You can read the full report at this link, which includes a foreword highlighting Arkansas’s ranking by ACRE Director Jeremy Horpedahl (starting on page 5 of the PDF).
The Future of Arkansas Tax Reform: Next Steps on the Road Map to Competitiveness
by Jeremy Horpedahl and Tax Foundation Researchers
For Dr. Horpedahl’s latest book on tax reform in Arkansas, ACRE once again teamed up with experts at the Tax Foundation to look at how to reform and reduce taxes in Arkansas. They lay out several reform options for both personal and corporate income taxes that will continue to improve Arkansas’s competitiveness, implemented in a way that will not significantly upset the delivery of government services to constituents. As the public debate about taxes in Arkansas continues, Dr. Horpedahl and co-authors provide updated resources and advice from their influential 2016 book on the same topic to further advance the debate and tax reform.
Click to view our blog post on the book with a link to the book
Access Arkansas: County and City Web Transparency (4th edition)
by Dr. Joyce O. Ajayi and Dr. Mavuto Kalulu
聽In the fourth edition of their well-regarded publication, ACRE researchers Dr. Ajayi and Dr. Kalulu provide updated results on web transparency for Arkansas counties, as well as expand their analysis to include larger cities in Arkansas. Past editions of the publication have served to assist counties with becoming more transparent for their constituents, as well as helped Arkansas lawmakers write new rules and guidance for local governments regarding web transparency. See where your city and county rank!