The pension funds in South Dakota and Wisconsin have long track records of fiscal solvency. The experiences of these states offer important lessons for would-be pension reformers.
Join the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute for our virtual fall roundtable, adding economic perspectives to the conversation about racial equity in Minnesota. Our speakers will share insights from their research to illustrate and better understand the challenges facing our community.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee, chaired by Bob Litterman, released their report with recommendations to mitigate the risks to financial markets posed by climate change.
In this working paper from the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute at the Minneapolis Fed, alumnus Kevin Williams (PhD 2014) and coauthors examine how real-time smartphone data can be used during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform economic and policy decisions.
There have been recent rumblings that states and municipalities should resolve their pension funding woes by issuing Pension Obligation Bonds. Our work leads us to the opposite conclusion.
Professor Tim Kehoe joins host Jim DuBois for another episode of Dialogue Minnesota, a public affairs radio show, to discuss the economic impact of COVID-19.
Over spring break, six economics undergraduates visited Washington DC with graduate students in the Humphrey School, where they got the chance to explore Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office, meet Senator Tina Smith, and learn about the close relationship between economics and public policy.
With the world reeling from the repercussions of the COVID-19 outbreak, research on how to restart the economy without endangering lives has taken center stage. Economics department faculty and alumni have been collaborating with economists across the country (and the world) to zero in on the most beneficial policy measures.
