The Daily Economy
The Shrinking Middle Class
The United States has the smallest middle class among nine major developed countries, according to a new research brief released this week by the American Institute for Economic Research. In […]
Can Body Language Help Get a Small Business Loan?
One finding of my research on small businesses earlier this year is that they are better than their larger competitors at responding to so-called “soft” information. In larger firms, information […]
Good News and Somewhat Good News
The monthly economic data cycle kicked off with two early reads on activity for September. First is the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, a survey of […]
Teamwork: In the Classroom vs. the Workplace
In my previous post, I described the different approaches to problem solving in the workplace as compared to the academic classroom. Today I want to emphasize another important difference between […]
Money Magazine Features AIER’s Retirement Withdrawal Calculator
Our Retirement Withdrawal Calculator was featured in Money Magazine on Thursday, as part of Walter Updegrave’s story on making sure you’ve taken the proper steps to prepare for retirement. His […]
AIER’s Beautiful Campus In Early Autumn
The leaves haven’t changed much yet, but the grass is still a lovely green on AIER’s scenic campus in the Berkshires as autumn sets in. I snapped these photos during […]
Business Investment Shows Some Life
Durable goods orders were flat in August, but core capital goods posted their third straight gain, according to data released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday. Orders for durable goods […]
Facing Criticism of ‘Value Added’ Teacher Evaluations
In light of my recent research brief about teacher value-added models, which estimate teachers’ contribution to student achievement, I was interested to read a recent Atlantic article by E.D. Hirsch. […]
New Home Sales Pull Back in August
Sales of new single-family homes fell in August after posting strong gains for much of the past year. Sales came in at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 609,000, down […]
The Value of Practical Experience
Picture: 2016-2017 academic year interns at AIER. From L to R: Sakshi Pareek (Drexel University); Fahd Zia (Lee High School) ; AIER’s Max Gulker (standing); Kevin Deptula (Williams College); […]
My Mini Days
The car was a wreck when I found it. It was British Racing Green and had been left to rot under a spruce tree.
The MINI: At Globalization’s Crossroads
Not too long after World War II, the United Kingdom was second only to the United States as the largest builder of cars, and the biggest exporter. Think about the […]