Middle Class Political Economist

I grew up in a middle-class family, the first to go to college full-time and the first to earn a Ph.D. The economic policies of the last 40 years have reduced the middle class's security, and this blog is a small contribution to reversing that.

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Monday, February 11, 2019

Electrolux closing Memphis plant; Economic development malpractice leaves Tennesse holding the bag

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On January 31, Electrolux announced (h/t Alan Freeman, ipolitics.ca ) that it would be closing its new (2012) factory in Memphis, Tennessee...

Friday, January 6, 2012

Job Flight from Canada Highlights U.S. Inequality and Low Wages

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The fact that middle class living standards have been falling for decades is no secret. One way to put this in sharp relief, however, is thr...

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Poll Results on Electrolux in Memphis

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Thanks to everyone who took part in the poll: How likely is it that Electrolux will be in Memphis in 15 years? Here are the results. 0-25%...

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Wooing of Electrolux by Memphis Highlights Flaws of Economic Development Subsidies

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The Commercial Appeal in Memphis has just published a great series on the subsidized relocation of Electrolux from a suburb of Montreal to...

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Kenneth Thomas: Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis. Author of Competing for Capital: Europe and North America in a Global Era (Georgetown University Press, 2000) and Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital (Palgrave, 2011). Available for research, consulting, and expert testimony. All opinions expressed are my own and not my employers'.

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