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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.
Rising dollar dampens Minnesota exports, growth outlook
Minnesota scored 51.1 in the Mid-America Business Conditions Index, down from 51.3 in April.
What Alexander Hamilton can teach us about economics
Whatever is good about the American economy is largely the result of the Hamiltonian developmental tradition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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