Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota

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Families shelling out more for eggs at the grocery store

March 12, 2024

Michael Boland, an agricultural economics professor at the University of Minnesota, explains the price increase.

Minnesota posts $3.7 billion budget surplus, with financial pressure on the horizon

February 29, 2024

State Economist Laura Kalambokidis said the state’s outlook is positive but international conflicts, changes in inflation and potential lags in a federal budget could alter the trajectory. 

University of Minnesota fields comments on plan to return Cloquet Forestry Center lands to Fond du Lac band

February 14, 2024

The University of Minnesota plans to return land and the Cloquet Forestry Center to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The tribe and school are working on an agreement to facilitate ongoing forestry research.