As the coronavirus crisis shows, 'low-skilled' and 'important' are not mutually exclusive terms.
American Experiment’s work continues, albeit from home.
How government policies undermine Minnesota’s need to replenish its workforce.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The coronavirus is making very plain the costs as well as the benefits of our regulatory apparatus
Across the United States, policymakers tackling the coronavirus are junking regulations which are getting in their way - regulations which are supposed to safeguard 'public health'.
Over a longer or a shorter period, data shows that Minnesota's economy is growing at a slower rate than the US generally.
In anticipation of the possible widespread proliferation of COVID-19 in Minnesota, economist John Phelan outlined risk factors for the state economy, as well as bright spots where Minnesota may fare…
Coronavirus is a human tragedy. It illustrates, once again, the need for a strong economy to provide the resources to cope.
Even with conservative estimates of revenue growth, there is scope for tax cuts if we decide to put a cap on per person government spending, in real terms, at the…
It isn't quite true that Minnesota's economy is "outperforming its neighbors", and we shouldn't forget that our competition isn't just the states next door, but every state in the union.
A state government can influence the state's macroeconomic performance in two areas: fiscal policy (taxes and spending) and regulatory policy.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A new study provides qualified support for the private provision of social insurance.
Top Twins prospect Royce Lewis tells the Star Tribune why he moved from California to Texas. Taxes were a factor.
Spend it, or leave it with the hard working taxpayers who earned it? That is the $1.5 billion question facing policymakers in St. Paul this session.
Research shows that 'the rich' mostly worked to get rich, many really did 'pull themselves up by their bootstraps', and that people who are 'the rich' today might not be…
More research shows that high state income taxes have a negative impact on the performance of sports teams from those states .
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
What is good, bad, and absent from the Senate Republican tax bill
New data from the IRS lets us see which states Minnesota has been losing residents and income to, and which states we have been gaining them from.
To boost GDP per capita as well as total GDP, immigrants need to be more likely to be employed than workers already resident and/or more skilled.
How big should the bonding bill be? What should the state government do with the forecast $1.3 billion surplus? With all 201 House and Senate seats up for grabs in…
Good public policy will be based on the best facts and data we have, not just the facts and data we find politically convenient.