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Education and inequality

We have written frequently on the correlation between college attainment and both income and employment. It is now the best predictor of  both. (See data

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An anti-poverty agenda

Paul Tough concludes his must read new book, How Children Succeed, with ideas on how American can far better deal with poverty. He starts with

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Taxes and economic growth

Like most of America, Michigan’s chief economic growth strategy for at least two decades has been cutting taxes. As you know, our research has indicated

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Germany as a model

Governor Snyder and others have suggested Germany as a model for what they would like the Michigan economy to be. Largely a place that makes

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Grit trumps academics?

Anyone who is interested in children’s health and education should read Paul Tough’s new book, How Children Succeed. The main focus of the book is

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Ohio

Interesting New York Times Sunday Magazine article on the Ohio economy and politics. The article is primarily about the intersection between the state’s economy and

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What we do

Don Grimes and I are just putting the finishing touches on our annual report on the Michigan economy. It will be out in mid September. The

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