Super Bowl Sunday not just about football
“Right to work” became law in Indiana this week, days before Indianapolis hosts Super Bowl XLVI. Ironically, every athlete in Sunday’s game belongs to the NFL Players Association, a staunch opponent of RTW.
American auto industry jobs at risk
Unfair trade policies and actions by China pose a threat to the U.S. auto-parts sector. While it’s unlikely that this entire industry will disappear, it’s fair to say that every American auto-parts job is at risk from China’s practices.
Fourth-quarter GDP report disappoints
According to Friday’s data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, gross domestic product—the broadest measure of the nation’s economic activity—grew at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Rebutting the rebuttal
In issuing the Republican rebuttal to President Obama’s State of the Union address, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels had the audacity to present himself as a fiscal conservative while lecturing the president on economic policy.
Latest Research
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February 3, 2012
U.S. labor market starts 2012 with solid positive signs but fewer jobs than it had 11 years ago
The labor market started off 2012 with a nice surprise. The January 2012 employment situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a labor market with all parts seemingly moving in a solid direction.
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January 31, 2012
Jobs in the U.S. auto parts industry are at risk due to subsidized and unfairly traded Chinese auto parts
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January 31, 2012
Putting the pedal to the metal: Subsidies to China’s auto-parts industry from 2001 to 2011
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January 30, 2012
The benefits of raising Illinois’ minimum wage: An increase would help working families and the state economy
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January 27, 2012
GDP growth disappointing in last quarter of 2011
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January 24, 2012
State unemployment trends: Every silver lining has a cloud
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January 23, 2012
A comment on Bank of America/Countrywide’s discriminatory mortgage lending and its implications for racial segregation
Commentary
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February 3, 2012
Racial segregation continues, and even intensifies: Manhattan Institute report heralding the “end” of segregation uses a measure that masks important demographic and economic trends
In a study released this week, two Manhattan Institute researchers heralded the “end of the segregated century.” But the celebrations are premature. Although the Manhattan Institute’s Census data were accurate, a 55 percent dissimilarity rate can hardly be called the “end” of segregation. And segregation can only get worse, not better.
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February 2, 2012
State Department does the right thing, kicks abusive labor recruiter out of student visa program
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January 31, 2012
The
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January 31, 2012
Remembering why things are so bad
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January 25, 2012
President Obama, help low-income families by creating jobs
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January 20, 2012
UK debate sheds light on the impact of immigration on the economy
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January 12, 2012
What ‘right-to-work’ means for Indiana’s workers: A pay cut
EPI in the news
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Employment gains aren’t attracting believers yet
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Jobs report comes in far above expectations
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Right-to-Work lowers wages with no reward
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Study Finds U.S. Cities Less Segregated
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Minimum wage in Illinois would help economic recovery, report says
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Indiana Senate on verge of passing ‘right to work’ bill
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What right-to-work laws really mean
CNNMoney | February 1, 2012
