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Mother’s Day Thoughts in the Wake of COVIDThe experience of women in the labor force has differed from that of men in key respects.

Why Are We Hearing About a Labor Shortage?Government benefits are not to blame.

Polarization of Jobs and PlacesUnfortunately, short-term spending policies aren't likely have much long-term effect on the decline of middle-wage jobs.

The Post-COVID World Favors High Quality-of-Place CommunitiesBetween 23 million and 35 million households will find themselves newly unencumbered by the need to live within an easy daily commute to work.

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September 27, 2020	COVID May Amplify Factory Job TrendsFor manufacturing, production continues to grow and employment continues to decline.
July 5, 2020	More Presidential Confusion on TradeThe Trump Administration is accelerating the trade imbalance in the quickest way possible.
May 24, 2020	Don’t Expand the Trade WarTrade allows us to buy things we cannot efficiently produce ourselves.
November 4, 2018	China Is a Poor and Backward NationChina may ultimately prove a significant strategic threat to the United States.
January 24, 2016	The End of a Bubble, Version 2016Actions in Iran and China are affecting markets worldwide.
August 2, 2015	The Chinese Bubble Is Only the BeginningEconomic growth can come from technology advances, increased productivity, or an increase in human or financial capital.
July 12, 2015	Hazards to Our Recovery: China, Greece and TimeWith 84 months of (often sluggish) expansion, roadblocks lie ahead.
November 30, 2014	Worries During the Forecasting SeasonAt this rate, our standard of living will double in 80 years.
November 27, 2006	Chinese Growth Falling Back to Earth? "...the story of growth in the world’s most populous country is really the tale of two economies."
September 17, 2004	Plugging Into the Growth of China "China’s emergence as a world manufacturing center has presented a formidable challenge to other production-oriented economies, including the economy of Indiana."

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