Professor Emeritus Art Rolnick argues: "If the governor and legislature can’t agree on a surplus spending plan by midnight, May 22, the state will be failing tens of thousands…
Professor Tim Kehoe spoke with journalist Gordon Severson of KARE 11 news about the May Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report and the health of the economy.
Watch the recording from our May 3 roundtable discussion with speakers Katherine Magnuson (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Victor Ronda (University of Chicago), and Ericca…
When asked what led to his successful career, John Simpson quickly replies “luck.” But he acknowledges it was more than that; it was the economic training from Minnesota that…
In this research insight, undergraduate research assistant Huda Osman shares a summary of work completed this year with Professor Joseph Mullins, graduate student Martín…
Research by PhD student Yue Hua digs into the U.S. higher education system, exploring the impact of federal student loans on fertility and social mobility.
Research by PhD student Tobey Kass explores the increasing role of gig workers in the U.S. economy - and the potential impacts of changes to public policy.
The COVID 19 pandemic has exacted a toll on the US economy. Inflation is at a 40 year high. But there's some recent good news about the job market. Professor Timothy Kehoe…
In his new working paper, Assistant Professor Hannes Malmberg and co-authors used a database of 300,000 middle managers in 146 countries to better understand the role of…
Kjetil Storesletten, an internationally recognized macroeconomist, joined the faculty this fall. He is the inaugural Richard and Beverly Fink Professor in Economics.
