A new American Experiment study reveals that a tech school education can yield startling future earnings.
Minnesota added 6,400 jobs in September. But, more importantly, a number of the the new jobs were higher up the value chain.
The government should not be in the business of picking winners and losers. In a free economy, consumers should do the picking.
Minnesota's rate of job growth has been ahead of the national average over the last year. But those new jobs have been concentrated in less productive sectors of the economy.
Gov. Dayton's offer to Amazon is likely to include tax breaks. If so, that would be an admission that low tax rates attract business.
Minnesota is one of the top states in the nation for good jobs that don’t require a four-year degree. That’s the finding of a new report from Georgetown University’s Center…
The move to broaden young people’s exposure to career paths beyond a four-year college degree just got a boost from the Wall Street Journal. The Journal reports that the default…
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
Whichever party it is, subsidizing business is a bad idea. If 'progressives' have discovered that, the Foxconn money may have been well spent after all
Labor demand is growing in Minnesota causing wages to rise. Apparently, this is a crisis.
This appeared as the Star Tribune’s Sunday cover editorial on July 16, 2017. [Star Tribune photo by Anthony Souffle.] In this era of high technology manufacturing, four years and a…
Not everyone. In fact, not most people. The Center’s new program, “Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree,” highlights the fact that there are many rewarding careers that don’t require a…
Politicians pretend to care about the working poor while making it impossible for them to find a place to live with regulations, centralization, and fees. They ought to be ashamed…
The Center’s Great Jobs project aims, above all, to get the message to young people and parents that many terrific careers don’t require a costly four-year college degree. In recent…
Minnesota is a wonderful state with many advantages. But prosperity isn't a given. Rather than patting ourselves on the back over this or that bit of data, we need to…
There are jobs available in Minnesota for those without a four year degree. New data shows you where to look
This week the Tax Foundation, in collaboration with the Minnesota Business Partnership, released Minnesota Illustrated: A Visual Guide to Taxes & the Economy. The guide provides a chart book that…
Hinderaker predicts major CAE study will prompt vigorous debate about the future of "blue state" policies.
Set aside the hype: Minnesota lags national averages in a wide range of economic indicators, exposing deep vulnerabilities for the future.
Louis D. Johnston, an economics professor at St. John’s University and a MinnPost writer, recently took issue with a new report on Minnesota’s economy published by the Center of the American…
A new documentary film on Minnesota’s high tech industry is set to premiere on September 22. As the Star Tribune’s Lee Schafer explains, “the gist of the movie is that…
Today, the St. Cloud Times published this op-ed by American Experiment Senior Policy Fellow Kathy Kersten: If you’re like most Minnesotans, you may believe our state is doing great economically.…
Minnesota’s economy faces a turning point. That’s the message of American Experiment’s new report, “Minnesota’s Economy: Mediocre Performance Threatens the State’s Future.” It’s a report with statewide implications, so the Center…
Despite actual employment data showing below average job creation for 2015 in Minnesota, Gallup just ranked Minnesota the top state in the country for job creation. The Dayton administration lost…