Topics

Economics

View All Topics »

Background

This page is no longer being updated. For ongoing coverage of this topic, go to New Hampshire Public Radio.

Latest Posts

October 24, 2012

UNH Researchers Announce New Economic Index For Hospitality Industry And More

A team of researchers at the University of New Hampshire has announced a new economic tool — something they’ve been developing for almost 12 years.  The Lodging Executive Sentiment Index, or LESI, is based on a monthly survey of 20 lodging executives who run more than 55 percent of all lodging rooms in the country. […]

September 28, 2012

N.H.’s Productivity Weakening As Neighboring Economies Grow

New Hampshire may have weathered the recession relatively well, but as other states’ economies are growing, New Hampshire’s is slowing down.  That’s the word from the Center for Public Policy Studies, which released a report this week outlining some discouraging trends in New Hampshire’s economy. One of the study’s authors, Dennis Delay, spoke with NHPR’s Brady […]

July 16, 2012

Family Property Values Predict Quality Of Colleges Attended

How much does the value of your parents’ home predict where you go to college? More than one might think, economist Michael Lovenheim argues in a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economics. Until recently, mainstream assumptions gave a lot of credence to the notion that students need a lifetime of resources to […]

About StateImpact

StateImpact seeks to inform and engage local communities with broadcast and online news focused on how state government decisions affect your lives.
Learn More »

Economy
Education