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Mark Haggerty

  mark@headwaterseconomics.org       406.570.5626

Mark moved to Bozeman, Montana in 1993 and has worked across the state and the West as a researcher, teacher, community organizer, and facilitator. At Headwaters Economics for the past 10 years, Mark has worked to understand why some communities do better than others, and to communicate key lessons and policy ideas to people working to make their own states, counties, and towns more livable and sustainable. Mark's expertise is in fiscal policy, rural economic development, and community planning. He’s served on local planning boards, worked with county commissioners and state legislators across the West, and testified in Congress at the request of both Republicans and Democrats. Mark holds a B.A. in Economics and M.A. in Geography from the University of Colorado.

Wyoming Oil Taxes: Highest Rate, Large Savings Compared to Other States

February 2014

Wyoming

This report compares how Wyoming provides local governments with production tax revenue from unconventional fossil fuel extraction compared to other major energy-producing states.

February 12, 2014 Filed Under: Best Practices, Tax Policy

Local Governmments in New Mexico Receive Lowest Share of Oil Revenue

February 2014

New Mexico

This report compares how New Mexico provides local governments with production tax revenue from unconventional fossil fuel extraction compared to other major energy-producing states.

February 12, 2014 Filed Under: Best Practices, Tax Policy

Colorado Lags Other States in Taxing Oil, Incentives Increase Volatility

February 2014

Colorado

This report compares how Colorado provides local governments with production tax revenue from unconventional fossil fuel extraction compared to other major energy-producing states.

February 12, 2014 Filed Under: Best Practices, Tax Policy

Montana Oil Tax Policy: No Long-Term Savings, Exposure to Volatility

February 2014

Montana

This report compares how Montana provides local governments with production tax revenue from unconventional fossil fuel extraction compared to other major energy-producing states.

February 12, 2014 Filed Under: Best Practices, Economic Development, Tax Policy

Oklahoma on Oil: Big Tax Breaks and Low Returns to Local Governments

February 2014

Oklahoma

This report compares how Oklahoma provides local governments with production tax revenue from unconventional fossil fuel extraction compared to other major energy-producing states.

February 12, 2014 Filed Under: Best Practices, Tax Policy

Texas Oil Policy: Low Taxes, No Permanent Savings to Offset Volatility

February 2014

Texas

This report compares how Texas provides local governments with production tax revenue from unconventional fossil fuel extraction compared to other major energy-producing states.

February 12, 2014 Filed Under: Best Practices, Tax Policy

Fiscal Lessons for State and Local Governments

September 2013

This report explores the challenges for states and local communities caused by unconventional oil and natural gas development, and fiscal best practices that address them.

September 17, 2013 Filed Under: Best Practices, Oil & Gas, Tax Policy Tagged With: Oil & Gas

The Upper Peninsula’s Economy and a Changing Climate

February 2013

map of Michigan's Upper Penninsula

This post summarizes the Climate Adaptation Report which provides a description of key economic sectors at greatest risk from extreme weather or long-term climate shifts and is intended to prepare the region’s forests, water resources, and communities for a less certain future.

February 5, 2013 Filed Under: Climate Adaptation, Economic Development, Natural Hazards, Trends & Performance Tagged With: Trends & Performance

Report: Colorado’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry

June 2012

drilling rig

This graphical analysis reviews the status of Colorado’s oil and gas industry including production, drilling activity, tax policy, its role in Colorado’s economy.

June 19, 2012 Filed Under: Economic Development, Oil & Gas, Tax Policy Tagged With: Oil & Gas

Unconventional Oil and North Dakota Communities: State Fiscal Policy Unprepared for Impacts of Energy Development

April 2012

drilling rig

This report analyzes the growing infrastructure and services needs of the Bakken boom and meeting the demands of unconventional energy development.

April 23, 2012 Filed Under: Best Practices, Economic Development, Oil & Gas, Tax Policy Tagged With: Fossil Fuels, Oil & Gas

Report: The Status of Utah’s Oil and Gas Industry

February 2012

drilling rig in Utah

This graphical analysis shows that Utah’s oil and gas industry was recovering at the time of the report.

February 18, 2012 Filed Under: Oil & Gas, Tax Policy Tagged With: Fossil Fuels, Oil & Gas

Fossil Fuel Extraction and Western Economies

April 2011

Rig Worker in Western Colorado

This study analyzes the fossil fuel economy in five Rocky Mountain states—CO, MT, NM, UT, and WY—and how states and communities can maximize benefits and minimize the costs of energy development.

April 17, 2011 Filed Under: Best Practices, Economic Development, Oil & Gas, Tax Policy Tagged With: Fossil Fuels, Oil & Gas

Federal Land Payments to Counties: Background Analysis, History, and Context

December 2010

Research on the history and context of county payments which play an important role in many rural communities–influencing public lands management, economic development, and funding for local schools, roads, and public safety.

December 17, 2010 Filed Under: County Payments, Tax Policy Tagged With: County Payments, The Value of Public Lands

County Payments, Jobs, and Forest Health

December 2010

This post summarizes a newsletter discussing the future of county payments, a White Paper to better to understand how possible reforms, and other research items.

December 2, 2010 Filed Under: Headwaters

Fiscal Impact of the Montana Legacy Project

January 2009

These studies review the fiscal impact on Mineral and Lake counties of the Montana Legacy Project.

January 20, 2009 Filed Under: Economic Development, Specific Places, Trends & Performance Tagged With: Specific Places, The Value of Public Lands, Trends & Performance

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