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."
In the hunt for scarce labor, employers will face greater challenges. But workers will face increased opportunities. We should not be so quick to base state policy on tacking the…
My American Experiment colleague Isaac Orr was on WCCO radio on June 6 talking powerfully about how huge amounts of iron ore mined in Northern Minnesota, used to build ships,…
If Mr. McMillon thinks Walmart's workers are paid too little, there is nothing stopping him from raising their pay. He doesn't need Congress to make him do it. What Mr. McMillon…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
If you don't believe in government planning, what do you believe in? Milton Friedman gave us the answer.
Rather than offering a rag bag of incentives, it seems that the best way to encourage a strong economy and healthy public finances is with simple taxes levied at a…
It's the elasticities, stupid.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Minnesota's exporters are doing well despite the trade war. Imagine how much better they could be doing without it.