In December 2018, Minneapolis became the first city in the United States to eliminate single-family zoning through the Minneapolis 2040 Plan. The move attracted national attention. NBC News reported that…
According to a newly published study, New York City’s rent control policy likely raised unemployment by discouraging job search. Analyzing data from 2002 to 2017, the study found that rent…
Tonight the Timberwolves take on the Denver Nuggets at Target Center looking to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Semi Final. After eclipsing the Phoenix Suns 4-0 in…
Last month, my colleague Martha Njolomole wrote about a bill — HF 4050 / SF 3947 — which would eliminate the lower minimum wage rate for small businesses. But that…
Last week, Uber and Lyft, true to their word, announced that they would stop operating in Minneapolis after the City Council passed an ordinance hiking driver pay. The growth of Uber —…
The new issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy is out and it contains a study by economists Joshua Rauh and Ryan Shyu titled “Behavioral Responses to State Income Taxation of High Earners:…
Last September, I wrote about a report from the Center For Rural Policy and Development, which found that: In 2020 and 2021, the decades-long trend of population loss in rural counties…
I’ve written before that “Occupational licensing laws are barriers to entry which restrict new producers from coming into the market. This keeps prices artificially high, benefiting existing producers at the…
Taxes disincentivize people from doing or consuming whatever it is that is being taxed, whether it is investment or smoking. Indeed, much government policy, from cigarette taxes to carbon taxes,…
One way to generate increased per-worker output — which is the essence of economic growth — is to increase the amount of capital per worker. How can policy drive that?…
The debate about school resource officers (SROs) in Minnesota’s schools — or not, as the case may be — has, so far, been conducted with little recourse to the data.…
Back in January, the Center For Rural Policy and Development reported that: Was this a one-off or will it continue? Will the populations of “rural” counties continue to grow more…
Back in July, I asked what Minnesotans could expect to follow the state’s legalization of marijuana. Looking at the research across a range of outcomes, the answer was “Not much,”…
Last year, I wrote about a paper by economists by economists James Cloyne, Joseba Martinez, Haroon Mumtaz, and Paolo Surico which found that: A corporate income tax cut leads to a…
Most of the consequences of any action are unintended consequences. Hiking the minimum wage, for example, is intended to raise the wages of workers, but other — unintended — consequences…
A year ago, I wrote about twin examples offered by one of Minnesota’s Twin Cities, St. Paul, of the principles of Econ 101 in action. The Saint Paul City Council passed a minimum…
It is generally accepted nowadays that differences in rates of state income taxation are a factor driving migration from higher-tax states like Minnesota to lower-tax states like Florida. A recent…
Back in 2019, Attorney General Keith Ellison tweeted: The idea of a “pink tax” rests on the idea that women are charged more for the same good or service than…
Corporate taxes are some of the more popular taxes there are. Last year, Morning Consult found that: “Sixty-five percent of registered voters said they strongly or somewhat support funding Biden’s…
Yesterday I wrote about how Minnesota is losing residents to other states. Many factors go into an individual’s decision as to where to live, work, and play. But, as we…
When people claim that minimum wage hikes "put the needs of working people above the profit margins of big business" it shows that they are living in fantasyland.
Politicians who argue that we can fund vast new spending programs by hiking taxes on 'the rich' are arguing in ignorance of the evidence. It will be the middle class…