
The huge household net worth BA premium
In our last post we detailed the substantial work earnings premium young adults with a BA or more enjoyed compared to those with lower levels

What does it mean to be well-educated?
Often, in our debates about education, we tend to gloss over what should do a foundational piece of the conversation; namely, the question of what

Recent college graduates are doing just fine
When it comes to getting a BA or more the preeminent story these days is that you are struggling. Either unable to find a job

Getting Michigan’s comparison states right
As we explored previously the states most frequently mentioned as comparison states for Michigan––Ohio and Indiana––are not states Michigan wants to be like when it
The measures of Michigan economic success
For decades we have asserted that a low unemployment rate with a high ALICE rate is not a good economy. That economic success should be

Ohio is a poor state, so is Indiana
Across the ideological spectrum there is a virtual consensus that Ohio is Michigan’s main economic competitor. The state Michigan should want to look like. And