Low taxes and low prosperity
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
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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
Readers of this blog know I worry a lot about how we are preparing our kids for the economy of the past, not the economy
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