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MO CO ECONOMY WATCH: AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022 UPDATE ON THE MACRO

In this edition of Mo Co Economy Watch we take a look at: the D.C. area’s rate of growth relative to other major metropolitan economies; private sector employment relative to the beginning of the Elrich administration and pre-pandemic period; and look for signs of a booming economy in the local office market. In general, these …

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MAY/JUNE 2022 FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!

This month we take a look at MoCo’s share of the region’s large, publicly traded companies; celebrate the news that households overall are in a strong financial position; worry about declining real earnings; examine some indicators of local economic stagnation; and share some reflections on the state of democracy. LARGE PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES IN THE …

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MoCo Economy Watch

This month’s MoCo Economy Watch is a meditation on some issues related to the shifting ground of public and private sector roles in the economy and how that change could play out in the years ahead… In the years to come, I imagine that think tanks, academics, and “public intellectuals” will add a great deal …

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