Forbes Originally Posted: Feb. 5, 2019 Adopting a one-size-fits-all approach to problem solving is almost never a good policy. What works well in one context could be precisely the wrong thing to do in another. Use an axe to cut down a massive tree; use a scalpel to conduct a delicate surgery. Switching one for […]
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Dallas Business Journal Originally Posted: Feb. 7, 2019 Cullen Clark, director of the George W. Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth … Klaus Desmet, a professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University are featured in this article. There are solutions to narrowing a growing racial and ethnic economic divide in Dallas, including some practices that are already in […]
Dallas Business Journal Originally Post: Feb. 6, 2019 When income polarization increases, the middle class thins out, says Klaus Desmet, a professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University. Dallas has had lower unemployment and a stronger economy than most major U.S. cities over the past decade, but racial economic inequality in the city is much higher […]
Bush Center Originally Posted: Feb. 5, 2019 Many U.S. cities face growing challenges in building economies in which each generation lives better than the one before. A significant part of the challenge is rooted in home affordability, as lower- and middle-income people increasingly can’t afford to live in high-opportunity areas and are seeing more of […]
The Conversation Originally Posted: January 30, 2019 This is an excerpt of a January 30 article from The Conversation. Read the full version here. The State of the Union is back on after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said she invited President Donald Trump to address Congress and the nation on Feb. 5. Earlier, she had disinvited the […]
Youtube Originally Posted: January 31, 2019 THEMES TO BE FEATURED What can American cities do to better promote upward mobility among people who feel left behind by economic growth in their city and nationwide? How can American cities successfully stabilize neighborhoods, revive the urban middle class, and address the growing attainable housing crisis? IN DEPTH How […]
GEORGE W. BUSH INSTITUTE Cullum Clark is Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative and an SMU Adjunct Professor of Economics The Federal Reserve is considering slowing down interest rate hikes in 2019. What does this mean for home buyers? Twitter Facebook Should the Fed decide to slow down its path of interest rate increases […]
The Catalyst Originally Posted: Fall 2018 An Essay by James Lake, Associate Professor of Economics at SMU Dedman College The polarization of the U.S. labor market has resulted in availability of high-skill jobs as well as availability of low-skill jobs. The lack of jobs in between those two ends of the spectrum presents a problem […]
The Atlantic Originally Published: August 28, 2018 The Atlantic article references a recent study by three economists—Dartmouth College’s Na’ama Shenhav, Bucknell University’s Esra Kose, and Southern Methodist University’s Elira Kuka that suggests women’s suffrage improved education and contributed to kids staying in school longer. When the United States ratified the Nineteenth Amendment nearly a century ago, the […]
Inside Higher Ed Originally Posted: August 28, 2018 Public May Not Trust Higher Ed, but Employers Do A new survey reveals that not only do business executives value college, they want students with skills associated with the liberal arts. Though public support for higher education seems to be waning, this skepticism doesn’t appear to extend to […]