Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage Equality in Minnesota
Extending marriage rights to same-sex couples in Minnesota would bring an estimated $42 million to the state and local economy. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,207 same-sex couples live in Minnesota. Total state and local tax revenue would rise by $3 million, including an estimated $128,000 in local taxes. As seen in Iowa, same-sex couples from neighboring states that do not allow same-sex couples to marry may travel to Minnesota and generate additional spending on wedding and tourism-related goods and services.
Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage Equality in Iowa: Sales Tax
Author(s): Kastanis, Angeliki; Badgett, M.V. Lee; Herman, Jody L. | Abstract: This report estimates that the total spending on wedding arrangements and tourism by same-sex couples and their guests added a $12 to $13 million boost to the state and local economy of Iowa. This economic boost is likely to have added $850,000 to $930,000 in tax revenue to state and local coffers. According to data provided by the State of Iowa, 866 in-state same-sex couples chose to marry in the year following the April 2009 decision to allow same-sex couples the opportunity to wed. In the same year, an additional 1,233 out-of-state same-sex couples traveled to Iowa to receive a marriage license. Out-of-state same-sex couples alone are estimated to have spent $2.2 million on wedding arrangements in Iowa, translating to about $150,000 in additional tax revenue. It is possible that out-of-state same-sex couples spent up to an additional $1.6 million on tourism during their brief stay in Iowa. Iowa marriage data include an additional 1,015 couples (71% residents) who did not state their gender, thus we are unable to distinguish if these couples were same-sex or different-sex. If all 1,015 additional couples were indeed same-sex couples, an additional $7.4 million could have been added to the state and local economy, adding about $530,000 in additional tax revenue to our estimates.
Comparative Analysis of the Main Business Intelligence Solutions
Nowadays, Business Intelligence solutions are the main tools for analyzing and monitoring the companyâ€™s performance at any organizational level. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the most powerful Business Intelligence solutions using a set of technical features such as infrastructure of the platform, development facilities, complex analysis tools, interactive dashboards and scorecards, mobile integration and complex implementation of performance management methodologies.