MinnEcon Blog

Minnesota's per capita personal income, a broad measure of prosperity, rose 3.7 percent from 2011 to 2012.
What the Best Buy stock price reveals
You can actually calculate how skeptical investors are, and that's where the depth of doubt about Dick Schulze's plans becomes truly apparent.
Ernie Goss’ scary report
The July Minnesota Business Conditions Index employment number reported Tuesday was something of a stunner.
More confirmation of a spring housing rebound
The much-cited S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices out Tuesday provided yet more confirmation of a firming housing market in Minnesota and nationally in the month of May.
Accelerating strength in Twin Cities home construction
The home construction industry is seeing persuasive indications of a rebound according to numbers compiled for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities.
Little movement, more skepticism about MN job market
Minnesota's unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent in May, as employers cut a net 900 jobs.
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Minnesota Exports and the Celtic Tiger
Minnesota's export performance apparently has been dragged down by a fall off in medical technology shipments to Ireland.
Minnesota’s exports continue to lag U.S. average
Minnesota used to brag that the state's exports grew more than the U.S. average. No more.