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State Entrepreneurship Index, Eric Thompson, William Walstad
State Entrepreneurship Index, Eric Thompson, William Walstad
Business in Nebraska
STATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP INDEX
Unemployment rates and job growth are popular measures for state economies. However, these trends may differ from the state’s performance in core measures of underlying economic strength such as entrepreneurship, net migration and capital formation. Given this, the University of Nebraska - Lincoln Bureau of Business Research seeks to track these core economic measures in Nebraska and in all U.S. states.
The State Entrepreneurship Index is one effort to track these core trends. Specifically, the index is used to track entrepreneurship in all 50 states. The index was initially developed by Eric C. Thompson and William B. …
Real Impact Of Migration, Eric Thompson, Ziwen Zhang, Trung Pham, Elliot Campbell
Real Impact Of Migration, Eric Thompson, Ziwen Zhang, Trung Pham, Elliot Campbell
Business in Nebraska
REAL IMPACT OF MIGRATION
Introduction
In response to economic shocks, such as the Great Recession, people seek out opportunities to return to normalcy. One way is to relocate to a new area. This study examines the people who move from one state to another, seeking better opportunities, and in the process, aiding to rebuild the U.S. economy.
This study does not simply count the number of mi-grants, it also examines the attributes of migrants to determine the human capital, or productive skills, they possess and are willing to provide to the market. Each person, due to characteristics such as education …
Sustained Growth, Eric Thompson, University Of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sustained Growth, Eric Thompson, University Of Nebraska-Lincoln
Business in Nebraska
U.S. Macroeconomic Outlook
he U.S. economy remains on a path of sustained, moderate economic recovery. Growth persists despite a stalled U.S. housing sector, recession in Europe and slowing growth in China and much of the developing world. These factors undoubtedly have slowed growth in the U.S. economy, and are a continuing source of uncertainty, but U.S. economic growth has continued just the same. The credit must go to a flexible and agile U.S. private sector. Since the financial crisis began, businesses have continued to improve their balance sheets, invest in productivity, and seek out opportunities in growing sectors of the …