The Labor Market Recovery is Stalling
Twenty-million jobs were lost in April due to the shutdown, representing 20…
Browsing: My Econ
Another Shutdown Isn’t Sustainable
To mitigate COVID in the winter months, there will likely be calls…
Airline Consolidation is Likely
The recovery in air travel following the COVID-19 shutdowns has stalled and…
Risk Factors for the Rest of 2020
We are now over 150 days into “15 days to stop the…
Reasons for Optimism
COVID-19 and the wave of shutdowns that followed resulted in the worst…
INflation or DEflation?
Concerns have been raised by some that the COVID-19 recession will lead…
The Economic Impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 coronavirus spooked the markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost…
The Challenge of Road Funding
It is widely believed that an additional $2 billion per year is…
The Michigan Economy in 2019
As I discussed in my January column, the U.S. economy was strong…
How Did the U.S. Economy Do in 2019?
The U.S. economy had a good year. Despite numerous pronouncements that a…