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Place attracts talent. Talent = economic growth
Then New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg got it right when he wrote in a Financial Times column: The most creative individuals want to live
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The need to transform education from birth through college
As we detail in our new report, A path to good-paying careers for all Michiganders, if Michigan is going to be a place with a broad
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The best way to raise household income: increase education attainment
By far the most reliable way to raise Michiganders’ household income is increased education attainment. The table below makes clear: the higher one’s education attainment
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The levers that raise household income for all
At the core of our agenda for raising Michiganders’ household income is the conviction that human capital is the asset that matters most to individual
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Transformed work requires transformed policy
The key to having an economy with rising household incomes for all are good-paying jobs and careers. Where careers are for forty years, not a
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Michiganders need a new economic agenda
Our new report, A Path to Good-paying Careers for all Michiganders, recommends big changes in state economic policy. The need for such an agenda is