In the third quarter of 2019 Minnesota's economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.0% compared to a national rate of 2.1%. It was the fourth consecutive quarter that our…
Research finds "a significant negative relation between the amount of the net (after-tax) salary cap represented by the personal income tax rate of the teams’ home states and the success…
Even in French, taxes are incentives and if you change the incentives you change behavior.
A new study on the effects of the minimum wage can be read one of two ways thanks to a questionable methodology.
When policymakers impose regulations in the name of something like fighting climate change, they are sacrificing affordable housing in pursuit of that goal. Too often, rather than admitting this, they…
How will a minimum wage hike give workers more money to spend if employers cut back the amount of labor they buy from them?
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Bernie Sanders complains about Jeff Bezos getting rich while his campaign was buying $233,000 of stuff in nine months from Amazon.
Texas, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia had the fastest growing populations in 2019. We might not be able to compete with some of these states in terms of the…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2020 Issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Every…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2020 Issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Hubert…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2020 Issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Are…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2020 Issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Minnesota…
In material terms, the 2010s were probably the best decade ever, 2019 was probably the best year ever, and we are the luckiest generation ever to have lived. Let us…
With a population set to grow more slowly than the national average, are Minnesota's state government policies going to help attract and keep people here?
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
People don't always respond to taxes the way policymakers want them to.
Enrichment rooted in capitalism has made life better in so many ways, including ones that touch very close to home. It's worth considering if you favor systemic change.
Minnesota's policymakers should cut taxes on e-cigarettes if they want to discourage smoking.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Marijuana legalization offers a good lesson in Econ 101, the nature of complementary and substitute goods.
The hysterics over the end of net neutrality from the likes of Sen. Klobuchar and Sen. Sanders two years ago were either cynical or ignorant. Either way, the US needs…
Another day, another scandal at Minnesota's DHS.
It is very easy to signal virtue by sounding off online about how everyone should just suck it up when their lives are impacted by your policy preferences being imposed…