Canada’s Growth Problem Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is a key metric of economic performance which tells us how much per person is available to be consumed, invested, or…
Back in 1994, the economist Paul Krugman wrote: Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything. A country’s ability to improve its standard of living over…
This piece was written by Robert Bryce and originally appeared in The Hill. The hype around the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, also known as the Manchin-Schumer bill, has been…
The Trump administration was punctuated by a string of “explosive” books — mostly composed of unsourced tittle-tattle — which were published, “exploded,” and disappeared. You’re Hired! Untold Successes and Failures…
Getting out of the way of the economy.
Times’ columnist is consistently unhelpful.
From April to May, forty-four states saw their unemployment rates fall. Minnesota saw an increase, and the largest increase in the United States.
One man's journey from first rate academic economist to tedious, partisan bore.
Taxes are not the only reason people move, but they are a factor. It is imperative state government policy tilts the table in Minnesota’s favor.
Back in 2011, economist Paul Krugman said that an alien attack might boost the American economy. Space Force to the rescue!
Beneath the surface Minnesota's economy shows inherent weakness.
“In many cases rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city—except for bombing.” - Assar Lindbeck
Rent controls propose using government regulation to solve the symptom—high prices—of a problem—a shortage of housing—which government regulation created in the first place.
The point should be about productivity.
Paul Krugman’s arguments do not fare well against evidence presented in a new book titled "Austerity: When It Works and When It Doesn’t."
If it was the other way around, we could hire people to stand in front of wind turbines blowing at them to make them turn faster. The effect on energy…
City Pages is great if you want to know where to hear live bluegrass or buy a vegan burger. But if you want any understanding of economic policy, look elsewhere.
The point of an energy industry is to generate energy, not to generate jobs. If it was, we could hire people to stand in front of wind turbines blowing at…
The only way to boost wages is to boost worker productivity.
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More research has provided further evidence that minimum wage hikes are bad public policy.
This op ed appeared December 22nd, 2018 in the Duluth News Tribune. The economist Paul Krugman once wrote that, “Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost…
"So what are the effects of increasing minimum wages? Any Econ 101 student can tell you the answer: The higher wage reduces the quantity of labor demanded, and hence leads…
A serious look at our economy dispels the political hype that Minnesota is a 'blue state that works.'