Such a survey “might be a good way to tell how scared people are but it’s not a good way to tell what people will do,” added Laura Dresser, an economist and director of the Center for Wisconsin Strategy. The study also seems to have unreliable data on the number of businesses that would be affected by the proposed law, Dresser said.
Chip Hunter, an associate professor of management and human resources at UW- Madison’s School of Business, also questioned many parts of the study.