Daily Economy
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Views From the Stone House Windows
There’s nothing like seeing the sun rise from the windows of the Stone House, the centerpiece of AIER’s scenic campus in the Berkshires. I took these photos this morning.
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The Benefits of a Professional Learning Community
In my recent blog about AIER’s approach to professional development workshops for teachers, I discussed an analogy suggested by Fred Ende. He wrote that during the follow-up process, both “regular water — reflection — and sunlight — coaching/support — are needed for the best growth” of a planted seed of a teaching idea. To provide…
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Tools to Help Lower-Income Americans Save Money
In our January brief entitled “Why Can’t Americans Save,” I look at the numerous hurdles that different types of households face on the road to financial wellness. My research revealed that the bottom half of U.S. earners, roughly speaking, simply cannot afford to meet the goals experts put forward for saving, investing and debt.
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Labor Market Indicators Remain Upbeat
Newly updated indicators for the labor market suggest a positive outlook for the economy. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for November shows the number of open positions in the private sector rose by 21,000 to 4.97 million. Adding in a 48,000 increase in the number of open government jobs, and the total number…
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Economic Anxiety and Trump’s Victory
We’ve written a fair bit about “economic anxiety,” which is concern about one’s economic future. That’s as opposed to the current state of the overall U.S. economy, which by our measure and most others, has been on a slow-growth trajectory. According to our most recent edition of Business Conditions Monthly, our business cycle indicators are…
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College Destinations Spotlight: San Francisco
The top spot in the biggest category of our 2017 College Destinations Index went to San Francisco, which ranked high in diversity, percentage of college-educated residents, mass transportation, and arts and entertainment options.
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College Destinations Spotlight: Boulder & Denver
The great state of Colorado played prominently in our 2017 College Destinations Index, as both metro areas won their size categories.
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College Destinations Spotlight: Ann Arbor
Our 2017 rankings of top U.S. college destinations includes Ann Arbor as the best small metro. Our team of researchers gave it this ranking in large part due to its high percentage of college graduates among its residents, and high levels of diversity, affordable homes, and lots of restaurant and entertainment options. (Zingerman’s Deli, of…
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The Economics of Automobile Safety
The 1950s and ‘60s were defining decades in the evolution of automotive safety in the United States. Prior to the ‘50s, little thought was given by the industry to passively protecting passengers in the event of a crash. But despite resistance from the American auto industry, safety eventually won out, by popular demand of the…
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Best of 2016: Why We Live Beyond Our Means
Americans are living beyond their means more than ever before. In a recent series of articles, The Atlantic Monthly documents “the secret shame of middle class Americans”: spending more, saving less and often unable to come up with even a few hundred extra dollars in the face of a financial emergency.
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Views From the Stone House Windows
There’s nothing like seeing the sun rise from the windows of the Stone House, the centerpiece of AIER’s scenic campus in the Berkshires. I took these photos this morning.
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The Benefits of a Professional Learning Community
In my recent blog about AIER’s approach to professional development workshops for teachers, I discussed an analogy suggested by Fred Ende. He wrote that during the follow-up process, both “regular water — reflection — and sunlight — coaching/support — are needed for the best growth” of a planted seed of a teaching idea. To provide…
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Tools to Help Lower-Income Americans Save Money
In our January brief entitled “Why Can’t Americans Save,” I look at the numerous hurdles that different types of households face on the road to financial wellness. My research revealed that the bottom half of U.S. earners, roughly speaking, simply cannot afford to meet the goals experts put forward for saving, investing and debt.
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Labor Market Indicators Remain Upbeat
Newly updated indicators for the labor market suggest a positive outlook for the economy. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for November shows the number of open positions in the private sector rose by 21,000 to 4.97 million. Adding in a 48,000 increase in the number of open government jobs, and the total number…
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Economic Anxiety and Trump’s Victory
We’ve written a fair bit about “economic anxiety,” which is concern about one’s economic future. That’s as opposed to the current state of the overall U.S. economy, which by our measure and most others, has been on a slow-growth trajectory. According to our most recent edition of Business Conditions Monthly, our business cycle indicators are…
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College Destinations Spotlight: San Francisco
The top spot in the biggest category of our 2017 College Destinations Index went to San Francisco, which ranked high in diversity, percentage of college-educated residents, mass transportation, and arts and entertainment options.
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College Destinations Spotlight: Boulder & Denver
The great state of Colorado played prominently in our 2017 College Destinations Index, as both metro areas won their size categories.
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College Destinations Spotlight: Ann Arbor
Our 2017 rankings of top U.S. college destinations includes Ann Arbor as the best small metro. Our team of researchers gave it this ranking in large part due to its high percentage of college graduates among its residents, and high levels of diversity, affordable homes, and lots of restaurant and entertainment options. (Zingerman’s Deli, of…
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The Economics of Automobile Safety
The 1950s and ‘60s were defining decades in the evolution of automotive safety in the United States. Prior to the ‘50s, little thought was given by the industry to passively protecting passengers in the event of a crash. But despite resistance from the American auto industry, safety eventually won out, by popular demand of the…
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Best of 2016: Why We Live Beyond Our Means
Americans are living beyond their means more than ever before. In a recent series of articles, The Atlantic Monthly documents “the secret shame of middle class Americans”: spending more, saving less and often unable to come up with even a few hundred extra dollars in the face of a financial emergency.