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It makes everyone richer.

It’s time to celebrate success.

Malawi-born Martha Njolomole joins the Center’s staff.

Wigfall discusses how to retain workers with tribal council.

Generally support has grown among the rich for a tax on wealth. But a CNBC poll found that millionaires support a wealth tax, so long as they are not personally…

As Californians are finding out, the cost of extensive environmental regulations in building codes is unaffordable housing. Will Minnesotans be willing to pay that cost?

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

Businesses are being squeezed out by minimum wage hikes and rising crime.

According to the state Tax Foundation, Minnesota has the 3rd highest excise tax on champagne in the nation.

In the third quarter of 2019 Minnesota's economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.0% compared to a national rate of 2.1%. It was the fourth consecutive quarter that our…

Even in French, taxes are incentives and if you change the incentives you change behavior.

A new study on the effects of the minimum wage can be read one of two ways thanks to a questionable methodology.

Contrary to expected lower foreign prices, recent US tariffs have been passed on to importers and consumers almost entirely.

When policymakers impose regulations in the name of something like fighting climate change, they are sacrificing affordable housing in pursuit of that goal. Too often, rather than admitting this, they…

Raising taxes for redistribution efforts is not an efficient way to reduce inequality  due to one important reason; raising taxes especially for redistributive purposes reduces economic growth. This translates to…

How will a minimum wage hike give workers more money to spend if employers cut back the amount of labor they buy from them?

The REAL (Relevant Experience Apprenticeship Learning) program helps students learn practical and theoretical aspects of highly-skilled occupations and exposes them to new career paths and experiences.

Hello! In this edition of the In the Tank Podcast, Isaac is joined by Donny “Give me Free Stuff” Kendal, and Jim Lakely of The Heartland Institute. The gang discusses…

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

Bernie Sanders complains about Jeff Bezos getting rich while his campaign was buying $233,000 of stuff in nine months from Amazon.

Whether one is a conservative or a radical, a protectionist or a free trader, a cosmopolitan or a nationalist, a churchman or a heathen, it is useful to know the…

Texas, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia had the fastest growing populations in 2019. We might not be able to compete with some of these states in terms of the…

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2020 Issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Minnesota…

Minnesota is working to get ahead of the workforce shortage by offering scholarships to high school students pursuing high-demand technical careers. The Center's most recent video series highlights the stories…