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The Retirement Surprise In Detroit's Bankruptcy

July 25, 2013, Robert C. Pozen

[Rick] Snyder is one of the governors who most gets the economic importance of the city. Without Detroit, Michigan cannot recover.

May 5, 2013, Bruce Katz, Financial Times

[There is] no reason Michigan can't be the world center for inventing and making the products of tomorrow by building the "Green" and "Blue" sustainable economies of smart energy, clean water, healthy food, and transportation technologies. Through the [new Michigan Economic] Center, we will ask the people of Michigan what's special about this state and what they feel are the priorities for growing our economy.

September 26, 2012, John C. Austin, CBS News

Negative Equity Concentrated in a Few States

March 2, 2012, Ted Gayer

Republican Candidates Don't Get Michigan (and Manufacturing)

February 25, 2012, Jennifer Bradley and Bruce Katz

Michigan's Urban and Metropolitan Strategy

February 23, 2012

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Web Chat: States and the Economic Recovery

February 22, 2012, Jennifer Bradley

Bridges and Roads to a Better Michigan

January 19, 2012, Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin

The Government as a Spark Plug for Innovation

August 11, 2011, Jennifer Bradley

Boosting the Great Lakes International Economy

July 19, 2011, John C. Austin

For a Richer State, Add Investments Into Budget

February 26, 2011, John C. Austin

Will Full Employment Ever Return to Detroit?

January 20, 2011, Howard Wial

Drilling for Oil in the Great Lakes

June 10, 2010, John C. Austin

Financial Excess Still Claiming Car Country Casualties

May 21, 2010, John C. Austin

Auto Communities and the Next Economy: Partnerships in Innovation

May 18, 2010

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The Political Geography of Ohio, Michigan, and Missouri: Battlegrounds in the Heartland

October 10, 2008, William H. Frey and Ruy Teixeira

The Political Geography of Virginia and Florida: Bookends of the New South

October 10, 2008, William H. Frey and Ruy Teixeira

The Political Geography of America’s Purple States: Five Trends That Will Decide the 2008 Election

October 10, 2008

The Climate of Opinion: State Views on Climate Change and Policy Options

September 2008, Christopher P. Borick and Barry Rabe

A Reason to Believe: Examining the Factors that Determine Americans’ Views on Global Warming

July 2008, Christopher P. Borick and Barry Rabe

The End Game in the Democratic Presidential Nominating Contest

May 29, 2008, Thomas E. Mann

The Vital Connection: Reclaiming Great Lakes Economic Leadership in the Bi-National U.S.-Canadian Region

March 24, 2008, John C. Austin, Britany Affolter-Caine and Elaine Dezenski

Michigan and Florida Recount Controversy

March 20, 2008, Thomas E. Mann

Ask Candidates How They'll Help Fix Michigan

March 11, 2008, John C. Austin and Bruce Katz

A Smart Infrastructure Agenda for the 21st Century in the Western Michigan Region

June 14, 2007, Robert Puentes