Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on August 21, 2025Econ 101: A Compass for a Lost CountryFrom tariffs to student debt “forgiveness,” from corporate welfare to border chaos, America’s political [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on April 2, 2024Louisiana Economic Situation March 2024: Employment Declines by 16,000 Since March 2023It’s Geaux Time in Louisiana. The potential changes in Baton Rouge to remove barriers to work and let [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on January 26, 2024Employment Declines for the 7th Straight Month: Louisiana Economic Situation January 2024Louisiana’s economy needs a comeback. While there are many reasons why, a major reason is that the state [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on December 11, 2023Louisiana Lost Jobs in October: Louisiana Economic Situation November 2023On the surface, Louisiana’s economy looks okay. But under the hood, the state’s latest jobs report shows [...]Read more
Posted by on October 30, 2023The Economy Isn’t All that Rosy–Louisiana Economic Situation October 2023At first glance, you might think that Louisiana’s economy is doing great. After all, the state’s [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on October 2, 2023Louisiana Economic Situation—September 2023What is going on in Louisiana’s economy? How is the labor market doing for Louisianans? What you hear in [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on October 11, 2022The Ginn Economic Brief: U.S. Economic Situation—October 2022Top Stat: Average hourly earnings (inflation-adjusted) down about 3.0% year-over-year Key Point: The [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Ross on September 22, 2011One in Five Louisianans Live Below The Poverty Line21.6 percent of Louisianans are living in poverty, the second highest in the country, while the average [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on September 8, 2011Unelected Board Could Impose Medicare Cuts Without Congressional ApprovalUnelected bureaucrats could be empowered with unchecked authority to set rates for Medicare reimbursement [...]Read more