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Indiana’s Failed Low Tax Economic Strategy

Indiana’s failed low tax economic strategy

  • June 7, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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A decade ago in a column for Dome we made the case that Indiana's low tax economic strategy was a failure and would continue to fail going forward. We wrote: The Mackinac Center for Public Policy on Monday is hosting…

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Could The Detroit Three Be Mobility Industry Minnows?

Could the Detroit Three be mobility industry minnows?

  • April 28, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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The New York Times in an article entitled Jim Farley tries to reinvent Ford and catch up to Elon Musk and Tesla writes: Yet Wall Street still thinks that Tesla, which is worth more than $1 trillion, will dominate the…

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Michigan’s Lack Of Jobs In High-wage Occupations

Michigan’s lack of jobs in high-wage occupations

  • January 6, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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Terrific op ed in Crain's Detroit Business by Glenn Stevens Jr., executive director of MICHauto and Britany Affolter-Caine, executive director of Michigan’s University Research Corridor. They write: The most successful strategy to ensure Michigan's long-term competitiveness and economic prosperity is…

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The Paucity Of High-paid Blue Collar Manufacturing Jobs

The paucity of high-paid blue collar manufacturing jobs

  • December 21, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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In a 2012 post entitled Low pay driving job vacancies I posited that the reason manufacturers had a shortage of skilled trades workers was low pay, not a skills shortage. That post featured a New York Times Magazine article by…

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How Much Workers Made In The Pandemic Labor Market

How much workers made in the pandemic labor market

  • November 30, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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We have explored frequently that those with a four-year degree or more over a forty-year career work more and earn more than those with less education attainment. One of the reasons being that those with a B.A. or more tend…

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Where Young Professionals Develop Essential Skills

Where young professionals develop essential skills

  • August 19, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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In our last post we looked at the skills business-led KC Rising describes as essential to career success: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, interpersonal skills, proactivity and executive function. In this post we want to look at where metro Kansas City…

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21st Century Career Success Essential Skills

21st Century career success essential skills

  • August 12, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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The business-led metro Kansas City regional prosperity organization KC Rising recently published a terrific report defining what are the essential skills all students need for career success. Their definition: Communication – The ability to adapt within various channels, to connect…

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Michigan’s Top Ten Upper Middle Class Occupations

Michigan’s top ten upper middle class occupations

  • August 5, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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This post answers the question "What are Michigan's top ten upper middle class occupations?" Where we define upper middle class as jobs that pay at least $70,539. Our calculation of what it takes to be upper middle class for a…

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STEM Doesn’t Dominate Michigan Middle Class Jobs

STEM doesn’t dominate Michigan middle class jobs

  • July 29, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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This post updates our analysis of the proportion of good-paying Michigan jobs that are in STEM fields. This time using our middle class jobs for a three person household threshold. Where we define middle class as payroll jobs than pay…

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How Much Workers Make In A Two-tier Labor Market

How much workers make in a two-tier labor market

  • June 8, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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In a previous post we detailed that Michigan has a two-tier labor market. One for those with a B.A. or more and the other for those without a B.A. The B.A. labor market is dominated by jobs that pay middle…

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