Finally, people are starting to see the problem with the United States economy.  This piece is typical.  For over a year now, we have been warning that the United States could be facing a long period of slow economic growth, similar to what Japan has seen for the past couple of decades. Seeing a problem… Read more

Joel Kotkin has just published the best piece yet written on California and its diminished economic prospects.  Better yet, he used our data to support his work.  It is a relatively long article, but well worth the investment.  Indeed, it should be required reading for voters and policy makers everywhere.  As always, Joel has his… Read more

The United States unemployment rate held steady at 9.5 percent, a result of losses in both jobs and the labor force. The job losses occurred in the public sector, the largest component of which was the Census wind-down. While the long-term unemployed slipped a bit from 6.8 million to 6.6 million, 6.6 million remains a… Read more

We are just wrapping up our first year of the CLU MS Econ program.  In fact, my students are taking their final as I write this. On a personal level, it’s been very rewarding.  When we started the program, some people outside of CLU claimed we couldn’t get the program up, running, and accredited in… Read more