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A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

Minnesota remains one of only ten states that still outright ban church services of any size under government restrictions imposed during the statewide shutdown ordered by Gov. Tim Walz. But…

By now many people have heard the story of King Milan’s Barbershop, the St. Paul barbershop that now faces up to $25,000 in fines after the police were dispatched to…

The April jobs report is terrible and when Minnesota's numbers come out they are unlikely to be any better. Indications are that poorer counties and lower paid occupations will have…

Nearly 625,000 Minnesotans have filed for unemployment since mid-March, and every day seems to bring new headlines of small businesses that will not survive the Coronavirus shutdown. Minnesota now has…

One good thing that has come from the pandemic has been the loosening of regulations in order to make it easier for businesses and other entities to operate. The latest…

The economic cost of the Coronavirus shutdown is being disproportionately borne by Minnesota's small businesses.

In the wake of the coronavirus, state governments got to decide which businesses are essential and which ones are not. Coincidentally, a lot of these essential businesses happen to pay…

States are starting to open back up some of their non-essential businesses. Reopening efforts have revealed one problem, however. Parents are having a hard time accessing childcare. The issue is…

Tens of thousands of Minnesotans are being economically crushed by the Coronavirus shutdown. For seeking practical solutions - which accord with Gov. Walz' stated wishes - they should not be…

A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

Proponents of high corporate taxes usually have one argument to throw around; raising taxes on corporations doe snot affect workers or consumers. But is this true? Research does not seem…

For the past couple of weeks, American Experiment staffers’ inboxes have been flooded with Minnesotans telling us how Governor Walz’s stay-home order has destroyed their finances, hurt their mental health,…

Today, Gov. Tim Walz held a press conference to let the state know the next step for the stay-at-home order. Minnesota’s stay-at-home order which was expected to expire on May…

Thank you to the hundreds of viewers that joined us for our Master Class in Public Policy this April! We had a phenomenal time sharing our research with you all.…

Unemployment insurance is an important part of the job system. It provides a cushion for people who have been laid, that is until they can find something better. This system…

Minnesota’s tight liquor industry regulation has been a proven issue for producers for some time. But the COVID-19 pandemic has made that even worse. Breweries have expressed that they might…

It would be a mistake to set a date for the reopening of Minnesota's economy: the Coronavirus does not operate to a calendar. But our state government can make a…

When the Coronavirus started, one of the first things that most governments did was close or severely restrict service-related businesses. In Minnesota, Governor Walz ordered the closure of dining places…

A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

New and young (0-5 years) businesses account for a huge part of economic growth, as I wrote yesterday. So, to get out of this pandemic-created slump, we might need to…

According to a recent NBER paper, researchers have found that, New and young firms (ages 0 to 5 years) account for almost one-half of growth – three times their share…

Gov. Walz targets of 5,000 Covid-19 tests a day and another 1,100 ICU beds give us something firm to aim for to reopen the state's economy.

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