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Economy

Jul 22, 2015

Dayton’s economic record: cutting through the hype

Before concluding Gov. Mark Dayton has built nirvana on the Mississippi, be sure to sort through the hyperbole.

Jun 3, 2015

Rising dollar dampens Minnesota exports, growth outlook

Minnesota scored 51.1 in the Mid-America Business Conditions Index, down from 51.3 in April.

Jan 23, 2015

What Alexander Hamilton can teach us about economics

Whatever is good about the American economy is largely the result of the Hamiltonian developmental tradition.

Jan 13, 2015

Professor: State economy looks ‘good,’ but …

The co-author of the St. Cloud Area Quarterly Business Report finds signs of favorable business activity as well as some potential difficulties.

Jun 6, 2014

Smith: What happens when the economy baffles economists?

It’s hard to overstate how few solid conclusions have emerged out of a century of macroeconomic research.

Jun 3, 2013

Tom Stinson retires after 26 years as state economist

Current University of Minnesota applied economics professor Laura Kalambokidis will take over as state economist, making her the first woman to serve in the role since the position was created in 1975. Stinson, 70, was first named state economist since 1987, holding a job for decades that economists before him only held for several years at a time.

Mar 23, 2011

State hiring freezes tend to melt away

Some of the freezes have been short-term affairs, and largely symbolic. Others have been launched as multiyear cost-cutting efforts. But these sometimes have reverse consequences, adding new, semi-permanent layers to the bureaucracies they're tasked with trimming.

Dec 9, 2009

Americans grow pessimistic about economy, nation

Americans have grown gloomier about both the economy and the nation's direction over the past three months even as the U.S. shows signs of moving from recession to recovery.

Dec 4, 2008

MN budget ‘body-slammed’

The Minnesota economy has performed relatively well since the onset of the 2008-09 Great Recession — but not as well in the last two years. Coming out of the recession in 2010-12, the state had healthy growth rates, but Minnesota’s gross domestic product growth slowed to 2.1 percent in 2013 and just 1.4 percent in ...

Dec 4, 2008

MN budget ‘body-slammed’

The Minnesota economy has performed relatively well since the onset of the 2008-09 Great Recession — but not as well in the last two years. Coming out of the recession in 2010-12, the state had healthy growth rates, but Minnesota’s gross domestic product growth slowed to 2.1 percent in 2013 and just 1.4 percent in ...

Sep 24, 2008

Cost of war in Minnesota: $15.8 billion

The Minnesota economy has performed relatively well since the onset of the 2008-09 Great Recession — but not as well in the last two years. Coming out of the recession in 2010-12, the state had healthy growth rates, but Minnesota’s gross domestic product growth slowed to 2.1 percent in 2013 and just 1.4 percent in ...

Sep 24, 2008

Cost of war in Minnesota: $15.8 billion

The Minnesota economy has performed relatively well since the onset of the 2008-09 Great Recession — but not as well in the last two years. Coming out of the recession in 2010-12, the state had healthy growth rates, but Minnesota’s gross domestic product growth slowed to 2.1 percent in 2013 and just 1.4 percent in ...

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