Gov. Ned Lamont labeled his proposed budget "Connecticut’s Comeback" and that may be true in regard to Connecticut surviving the fiscal impact of the pandemic better than expected, but, according to the governor’s economic report,…
Donald Klepper-Smith
On Thursday October 15, Yankee Institute held an online forum with four renowned economists who discussed the current and future state of both Connecticut's economy and the national economy in the wake of the COVID-19…
With only a few months left in the year, it is almost certain that 2020 will mark the largest annual job loss in Connecticut’s history going back to 1960 due to the pandemic and, according…
The State of Connecticut and municipalities face a substantial burden – and now threat – from pension and retiree healthcare funds, as the stock market has plunged in recent weeks, which could leave taxpayers on…
Newly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau shows Connecticut’s outmigration rate is worsening compared to the rest of the country. Connecticut’s net loss of population ranks sixth in the county for 2018. Just one…
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released state-by-state personal income growth figures for the first quarter of 2019 that showed Connecticut near the bottom of the list, placing 48th overall for income growth. Connecticut residents’…
A shorter version of this op-ed appeared in the Hartford Courant on April 28, 2018 My two-year old grandson, Kellan, who lives in Connecticut is in trouble, but doesn't know it yet. I haven't had…
Connecticut’s Housing Price Index saw the lowest growth in the nation between 2012 and 2017, according to a review of figures from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Connecticut’s HPI grew 5.5 percent over the course…
One can almost picture Gov. Malloy’s office last Wednesday when they got news Connecticut had actually made economic gains during the third quarter: A young staffer comes running down the hall waving a print-out in…