While it is clear that the coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted businesses, especially small businesses, it will be a long time before society can understand the full effect that the…
A recent study has found that young children suffer a more significant loss in human capital development due to school closures compared to older kids. Additionally, the study adds to…
It might be fun for some people to travel to a riot, smash some stuff up, and head home thinking they have struck a blow for some cause or other.…
Research continues to show that protectionist policies significantly hurt consumers and the economy more than they help protected industries.
In a positive turn of events, the state of Florida has passed a law that makes it easier for some professions to do their jobs. The law, which is called…
The U.S. economy has taken a pounding from Covid-19. But so have other economies. To judge how well or badly we have fared, it is reasonable to ask 'relative to…
A lot of damage has been done in the name of stopping the spread of COVID-19. Businesses have been forced to close with no hopes of reopening, and many others have…
Gov. Walz tells us that he needs to keep his emergency powers to protect us from Covid-19. How, then, is he managing to produce outcomes so much worse than in…
The growing demand for skilled workers is not being matched by a supply of skilled workers, and this misalignment is causing more and more companies to take matters into their…
Researchers have provided an update on the fate of small businesses in the country. By tracking and taking surveys from small business owners, they estimate that over 100,000 small business…
Proponents of high corporate taxes usually have one argument to throw around; raising taxes on corporations doe snot affect workers or consumers. But is this true? Research does not seem…
According to a recent NBER paper, researchers have found that, New and young firms (ages 0 to 5 years) account for almost one-half of growth – three times their share…
The Metropolitan Council is on a crusade to “densify” the Twin Cities, and that means reorganizing our metro area around public transit. The Council’s guiding principle is “transit-oriented development." But…
The effect of regulation on small businesses have bigger effects on the economy. Because regulations prevent small firms from growing and also surviving, the economy is affected. Small businesses make…
Over a longer or a shorter period, data shows that Minnesota's economy is growing at a slower rate than the US generally.
The job sector is facing two issues: (1) employers cannot find qualified individuals to fill positions in their companies (2) individuals do not qualify for high paying high skilled jobs.…
The evidence suggests that politicians in St. Paul would have more revenue to spend if they got rid of the estate tax.
A response to our Monday op ed in the Star Tribune highlights the pitfalls of replying to things before reading them.
A recent NBER research paper has added to the research showing that occupational licensing plays no role in consumer satisfaction.
It makes everyone richer.
A newly-released study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) found that state-level carbon dioxide taxes and pricing schemes harm industrial competitiveness in the jurisdictions they are enacted. This…
Contrary to expected lower foreign prices, recent US tariffs have been passed on to importers and consumers almost entirely.
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…
High electricity prices are deadly. That’s the conclusion reached by a new paper produced by the National Bureau Of Economic Research (NBER), which investigated the relationship between electricity prices and…