As Baby Boomers retire the Labor Force Participation rate is falling in Minnesota and across the United States. But it has also been falling for teenage workers. Why is this?…
GDP per person is what matters for the economic well-being of Minnesotans. An immigration policy focused on increasing that will have to prioritize skilled immigrants.
Minimum wages are bad public policy which hurt the very people they are meant to help. New research illustrates one more avenue in which this works. Minimum wages push teenagers…
Minnesota's workforce is set to shrink as a share of its population. To keep GDP per person growing, our state will need to improve worker productivity.
Between now and 2035, Minnesota's declining Labor Force Participation is going to slow GDP per capita growth.
Originally posted on the Institute for Family Studies website. It was a dark and stormy night. The rain came down in torrents, beating against my windshield, slowing my drive. I…
How Did Such Smart People Get it So Wrong?
Acclaimed author to kick off the Center’s Alternative Education Project
At its height, about 1,800 men and women were on the job building the new Vikings stadium in Downtown Minneapolis. A truly remarkable number when you think about it. In…
Fergus Falls educators, manufacturers take on the skills gap
While it is tempting just to beat up on the Obama labor department and their progressive friends in the Minnesota legislature, allow me to beat up on Congress and the…
The Metropolitan Council (“Met Council”) is an appointed body created by the Minnesota legislature to plan for the growth and delivery of regional services...