Policy Center and School of Economics Professor Philip Trostel was interviewed for the recent Mainebiz article on Maine’s tight labor market as indicated by it’s relatively low unemployment rate. Trostel points out that despite the low unemployment rate other data are not indicating that the labor market is especially favorable for workers. In particular, wages have […]
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Professor Phil Trostel will present at the upcoming 2017 Higher Education Government Relations Conference on Thursday, December 7, in San Diego. Trostel, professor in the MCS Policy Center and School of Economics, will speak in a session entitled The Economic Case for State Investments in Higher Education—and How to Make the Case to Lawmakers. Trostel’s recent research […]
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Professor Philip Trostel gave a presentation to the Legislative Advisory Committee of the New England Board of Higher Education last week in a session entitled “Advocating for Higher Education as a Public Good.” The meeting on September 14 focused on the topic of the documenting the public benefits of higher education. The committee notes that the […]
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Professor Philip Trostel’s recent work on the benefits of saving for retirement has been cited by the Nevada AARP, illustrating that Nevada could save taxpayers $24,048,204 over the next 15 years by helping people save more of their own money for retirement. Read the article: New Study: Nevada Could Save Over $24 Million by Helping Workers Save […]
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Professor Phil Trostel’s study PATH TO A BETTER FUTURE: The Fiscal Payoff of Investment in Early Childhood Development in Maine was referenced in a Bangor Daily News opinion article March 27 entitled A commitment to poor children’s well-being is key to Maine’s future prosperity. Authors argue that public investment in early childhood development is essential to Maine’s future and […]
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Policy Center and School of Economics Professor Philip Trostel was interviewed for a story which aired March 17 on his research on Mainers’ saving for retirement. Trostel’s recent report for the AARP examines the fiscal costs of insufficient saving for retirement. His study indicates that Mainers aren’t saving as much as they should. Trostel estimates the […]
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A final report by Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and School of Economics Professor Philip Trostel on “The Fiscal Implications of Inadequate Saving for Retirement” is now available. This study estimates the future costs to taxpayers from new retirees in Maine and in the United States. According to AARP Maine, one-third of Mainers 65+ rely entirely […]
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MCS Policy Center and School of Economics Professor Phil Trostel’s commentary on the public benefits of higher education appears in this week’s Chronicle of Higher Education. Trostel has focused recent research on measuring benefits of a higher education. In this article he states that in addition to increasing graduates’ wages, health status and length of life, having completed […]
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Professor Phil Trostel’s 2016 research on the impacts of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Maine was mentioned in an article in today’s Bangor Daily News. President Donald Trump on Monday officially withdrew the United States from negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free-trade deal proposed by former President Barack Obama’s administration to lower tariffs […]
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Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and School of Economics Professor Phil Trostel has received funding from AARP for new research on “The Fiscal Implications of Inadequate Saving for Retirement”. Most workers do not save enough for retirement. According to AARP Maine, one-third of Mainers 65+ rely entirely on Social Security, an average annual income of […]
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