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Migration to Massachusetts in 2022: Where Are People Going?July 18, 2024 - 3:00 pm
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Pulitzer Winner Kai Bird on Robert Oppenheimer & the Atomic BombJuly 17, 2024 - 11:21 am
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Do No Harm to the Health Policy CommissionJuly 11, 2024 - 3:51 pm
USAF Academy’s Jeanne Heidler on Henry Clay & Congressional Statesmanship
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffDr. Heidler discusses Henry Clay’s legacy as a seminal figure in American history. She covers Clay’s early life, his transformation from a Virginia farm boy to a leading statesman, and his being mentored in the law by Founding Father, George Wythe.
Universal Savings Accounts: Designing Tax Incentives that Pay to Save
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with CATO Institute’s Dr. Adam Michel about the opportunity for tax reforms that promote individual savings, an important foundation for economic growth, personal well-being, and intergenerational support.
Israeli Harvard Student Maya Shiloni on Campus Antisemitism
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial Staff
Albert: [00:00:00] Hello everyone again. This is Albert Chang from the University of Arkansas welcoming you to another episode of the Curve podcast. I’m real happy to be here with you guys and along with my co host this week, Alicia Searcy. Alicia, good to see you. Alisha: Good […]https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/4655F8/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60211195/thelearningcurve_mayashiloni.mp3
Thoughts on Outmigration and Competitiveness
/in Blog, Blog: Economy, Economic Opportunity, Featured, News /by Eileen McAnneny?Thoughts on Out Migration and Competitiveness A picture is worth a thousand words. This heatmap lays out the key areas Massachusetts’ needs to focus on to stem net outmigration and improve its competitiveness relative to other move-to states. This analysis shows the competitive advantage the 11 top outbound states enjoy over Massachusetts based on 10 key drivers. The blue (higher numbers) indicate that the competitor state is outperforming Massachusetts, while the red (negative numbers) indicate Massachusetts is outperforming the competitor state. The higher the number, the greater the move-to states competitive advantage. Massachusetts outperforms these top designation states in only three measures – healthcare quality, education, and overall economic conditions. We perform weakest in three measures – housing cost, […]
Study Finds Supply Shortage at the Heart of Greater Boston Housing Crisis
/in Economic Opportunity, Featured, Housing, Housing, News, Press Releases, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffConstruction costs, land use regulation and zoning among the reasons why housing development lags growth in jobs, number of households BOSTON – A new Pioneer Institute study recommends that municipal leaders employ strategies like density bonuses and expedited permitting to prioritize the construction of family-oriented housing in urban areas to combat high prices and supply shortages resulting from decades of insufficient housing development. “Across the country, housing production has been low since the 2008 financial crisis,” said Andrew Mikula, author of “Supply Stagnation: The Root Cause of Greater Boston’s Housing Crisis and How to Fix It.” “The housing crisis is especially acute in Boston because supply in the region never bounced back from the 1991 recession.” As of last November, […]