by Byron Schlomach | Sep 28, 2017 | Research
The Profitability of Nonprofit Hospitals: Do They Really Need More Money? Authors Baylee Butler, Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper documents the financial truth regarding Oklahoma’s nonprofit hospitals from their publicly available Form 990 tax filings. It...
by Byron Schlomach | Sep 28, 2017 | Research
The Importance of the Cost of Living and Policies to Address It Author Byron Schlomach This paper was jointly published with the Goldwater Institute. Abstract This paper uses statistical methods to look at how the cost of living across states is impacted by...
by Byron Schlomach | Jun 12, 2017 | Research
Funeral Director and Embalmer Licensure in Oklahoma Authors Byron Schlomach and Baylee Butler Abstract This paper briefly describes licensing of the funeral and embalming industry in Oklahoma. It finds no public interest justification for such licensing and recommends...
by Byron Schlomach | May 8, 2017 | Research
Public Education Spending In a Historical Context Author Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper shows that since 1920, inflation-adjusted per-student spending in public education nationally has increased by a factor of 16 times, the pupil/teacher ratio has halved, and...
by Byron Schlomach | Apr 24, 2017 | Research
Saving Money: School District Consolidation vs. Breaking Up Big Districts Author Byron Schlomach Abstract It is natural to conclude that a great deal of money could be saved with school district consolidation – since every district has to have a...
