Placemaking agenda: municipal finance
For more than a decade we have argued that the strategy for producing better economic outcomes that Michigan has adopted is not smart. Basically lower
May 25, 2016
For more than a decade we have argued that the strategy for producing better economic outcomes that Michigan has adopted is not smart. Basically lower
More evidence that cutting taxes does not lead to higher prosperity for Michiganders. One can make a strong argument that for at least two decades
The Bureau of Labor Statistics each year publishes a chart that details the unemployment rate and median weekly earnings by education attainment for those 25
More than a decade of research on the changing American economy has led us to conclude that, quite simply, in a flattening world where work
Years ago I heard a presentation by folks who were involved in the development of the Portland Oregon streetcar system. They described it as development-oriented
One of our favorite quotes for years comes from Forbes publisher Rick Karlgaard: “Best place to make a future Forbes 400 fortune? Start with this
More than four years ago I wrote about the prosperity of Manhattan (and more broadly all of New York City) this way: Here the dominant
Terrific CityLab article entitled The Real Source of American Urban Revival. It documents the trend we have been writing about for nearly a decade that
A core finding of Michigan Future’s research has been that what made us prosperous in the past, won’t in the future. The big change is
In a previous post on why retaining and attracting young professional was an economic development priority I wrote: The reason they are important to economic
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