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

Center of the American Experiment kicked-off our ongoing project “Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree” about three years ago. It would be inaccurate to say we had the issue to…

Minnesota’s craft breweries have been an economic success story. State laws pose a threat to that.

Most regulation isn't about protecting the public or the consumer, it is about protecting producers at the expense of the public and the consumer. Occupational licensing is no different. 

Minnesota ranks 11th nationally for increases in occupational licensing requirements. What would really be in the 'public interest', is to get us down that ranking. 

Minnesota's craft breweries have been an economic success story. State laws pose a threat to that.

Often, when you speak out against regulation, people think you want to have little kids licking lead pipes. But, once you look at the regulations we have, very few of…

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

The idea that there is a magic legislative wand to wave to solve problems like expensive housing or low pay is a tempting one. But in public policy, magic wands…

Minimum wage hikes intend to raise incomes for low paid workers, but that does not mean that they do.

The Great Jobs project facilitated a panel discussion featuring Minnesotans who chose career paths that do not require the traditional four-year degree route. The panel discussion was one session over…

If we are serious about making housing in the Twin Cities more affordable, we need to remedy the things that are making it unaffordable. These are excessive fees and regulations.…

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

Everyone seemed to have forgotten a basic lesson: when goods cross borders, armies won’t.

As demand explodes for skilled workers in advanced manufacturing and the trades in Minnesota, the value of top-notch Career and Technical Education teachers is becoming increasingly evident. Our state is…

If we want to see more affordable housing we have to look at the factors driving demand and supply. Simplistic explanations such as 'greed' only encourage counter productive policies like…

High prices aren't problems, they're symptoms of problems. High rents are big, flashing lights telling us to sort out the mismatch between demand and supply.

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

Mining workers earn more because their jobs are much more capital intensive than jobs in the leisure industry. 

Northern Minnesotans are told to get tourism jobs. That might be an option in July, but what do they do in January?

The Washington Post reported on Monday (June 17) that Michigan Sen. Gary Peters was gearing up to propose (in the newspaper’s words) “the creation of a new federal agency to…

The average annual salary for Leisure and hospitality jobs in St. Louis County was just $16,904 in 2018. For Metal ore mining jobs, it was $98,954.

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

Paul Krugman’s arguments do not fare well against evidence presented in a new book titled "Austerity: When It Works and When It Doesn’t."