“Incentives do make a difference,” according to Gov. Mark Dayton recently. So why does he want to incentivize Minnesotans to leave the state?
Skilled trades are, for the most part, a predominantly male bastion. But community and technical colleges in Minneapolis and St. Paul are ramping up their efforts to get more women…
I’ve always found Brian Wesbury of First Trust to be insightful and a particularly good communicator of sometimes difficult to understand economic issues. Here’s his new Thoughts on Trade. You…
A trade war will leave losers all across the United States, including here in Minnesota.
Economists are often having the same debates today as they were at some time in the past. Here, in Newsweek from this day in 1963, the great economic writer Henry…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The 'affordable housing crisis' in Minnesota is a creation of state and local government. The solution is not to have them intervene more, as Governor Dayton proposes to do with…
Occupational licensing requirements are presented as 'consumer protection' but really only protect producers, making us all worse off. Minnesota has, traditionally, had an accommodating environment but between 2012 and 2017,…
Economist Stephen Moore tells American Experiment President John Hinderaker how the business-friendly policies of the federal government have jump-started the American economy.
As the Minnesota Legislature prepares to debate the best way to align the state's tax code with recent federal changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Pioneer Press…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Recognizing that they likely cost tax revenue, states have been reducing or eliminating their estate taxes in recent years. The increase in the federal exemption in the Tax Cuts and…
New data shows that, on jobs, Minnesota's metropolitan areas are losing ground relative to their neighbors.
With revenue base broadening on the way thanks to the federal tax bill, Minnesota's tax rates will have to come down if our state's residents are not to be hit…
New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that from February 2017 to February 2018 Minnesota's rate of wage growth ranked 45th in the United States. Given our below…
"Incentives do make a difference". So said Governor Mark Dayton recently, discussing what state governments can do to attract investment. And that is particularly the case in the United States,…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
American Experiment Economist John Phelan argues for mining jobs and against jerks.
Phelan tells the legislature that Minnesota’s economy is slumping down to the average.
The Legislative Auditor criticizes DEED’s fund for failure to show results.
When assessing the employment impact of renewable energy in Minnesota, we must take into account not just what is 'seen', the 6,200 jobs int creates, but also what is 'not…
Industry expert to headline American Experiment forum about the future of jobs.
Minnesota's corporate tax rate is the third highest in the United States. For the sake of future economic growth, we should hope that Rep. Joe McDonald's bill proposing a modest…
The supply of and demand for middle-skill workers has created a mismatch in our labor market. The “skills gap” is real, and employers are coming up with their own solutions…