Publications

External Commentary

One Book One Northwestern author talks world hunger, poverty in keynote speech

Photo of the Week

Elias Ndinduyubwo of Kagabiro, Rwanda, carries maize stalks he cut earlier that morning while harvesting.

The Political/Economic Divide

You’ve heard the debate about the shortage of good jobs, the stagnation of wages, the collapse of the middle class – all the problems that ail the U.S. in general and the Midwest in particular.

The Ethiopian Approach to Food Security

Last year, a bipartisan group of 23 members of Congress, hosted by the Aspen Institute, travelled to Ethiopia to get a firsthand view of the progress the country was making in modernizing agriculture and smallholder farming.

Business Leaders on Immigration Reform: The View from the Midwest

In his State of the Union Speech on January 28th, President Obama urged Congress to "heed the call of business leaders, labor leaders, faith leaders and law enforcement" to implement immigration reforms, making the case that immigration will grow the economy and shrink US deficits by almost $1 trillion in the next two decades.

Today’s Economic Report Card

This has been an eventful week in economic news. This morning, we got a first, early look at US economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2013—and it proved a pleasing sight.

External Commentary

Obama’s State of the Union Address: The Medium is Not the Message

Empowering Smallholder Farmers

Roger Thurow discusses how smallholder farmers can move beyond subsistence.

A College's Lesson for Midwestern Cities

All across the Midwest, virtually every town, city, county and state has its own economic development agency aimed at attracting investment, jobs and economic vitality.