August 28, 2017
The state of Wisconsin is proposing to subsidize a Foxconn plant in the southeast corner of the state. Will benefits reach the workers in greatest need of help?
January 26, 2017
The major source of the recent decline in demand for coal is the fall in natural gas prices due to the “fracking revolution”—technological advances that have reduced the price of gas extraction.
January 20, 2017
President Trump has called China a currency manipulator, but the changes in currency are more likely due to underlying macroeconomic conditions.
January 20, 2017
The claim that the President can bring back manufacturing jobs ignores an important reality – as an industry, U.S. manufacturing is booming.