Content Type: Forecast
Which Policies Best Counter Mass Layoffs? Maybe None
A study of military base closures finds that labor-friendly policies had little effect on job growth after the layoffs
Where College Graduates Gather, Prosperity Rises
Data show growth of educated adults in city populations
The Mechanics of How Social Media Turbocharges Asset Bubbles
Establishment media coalesces around a lone narrative, but online chatter hops between storylines, sometimes shocking traders
The Dollar: That Other Trade Problem
A strong currency makes U.S. exports harder to sell, even outside of China
Tech Sector Propels California’s Economy Faster than the Nation’s
New economic indicator allows forecasters to monitor the state’s performance more closely
Taxing Jet Fuel Could Reduce Airline Greenhouse Gas Emissions Now
Breakthrough technologies are years off for aviation, but incremental improvements are available
Some Unfortunate Truths about Trade
The troublesome relationship between tariffs, trade deficits and the tenuous economic recovery
Solar Calculators Are Precise, But Data Don’t Always Persuade
A separate motivator: friends living in areas abundant in solar panels
Should Part-Time Californians, Avoiding the State’s Income Levy, Pay More in Property Tax?
As it stands, they’re free-riding, in effect subsidized by full-time resident taxpayers
Recession Recoveries Take Longer as Manufacturing Fades
Should stimulus be targeted toward displaced workers, rather than across the economy?
Manufacturing Might Pull Its Weight in Next Recovery
Unlike in past cycles, factory jobs are showing strength ahead of expected downturn
Los Angeles, Long a Laggard in Education, Gaining Ground on Other Major Metros
Younger residents’ schooling boosts the region’s economic prospects
Is the $1 Trillion Coastal Housing Market a Future Financial Crisis?
Homebuyers ignore warnings of rising seas; lenders keep lending
Impact of High-Speed Rail: Surprising Data on Real Estate Prices
In Japan, speedier commutes let workers live farther from jobs, taking some pressure off high-priced housing markets
How Tax Collections From Online Sales Rose
Putting the onus on retailers, rather than shoppers, works better
Does a Rising Tide of High-Wage Tech Jobs Really Lift All Boats?
Analysis shows an increase in jobs for low-wage workers, but the buying power of their paycheck declines