Mary: I’m Mary Walden, with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program asks if wooden buildings will make a comeback. Mike, centuries ago most structures were made of wood. Then, two factors intervened. One was the problem …

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Mary: This is Mary Walden with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program looks at differences in homeownership. Mike, homeownership is one of the most common ways for a household to build up wealth. Yet when we …

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Mary: I’m Mary Walden with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program looks at, never outliving your investments. Mike, it used to be that many workers, including so-called blue-collar workers, had pensions from their companies. These pensions …

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Mary: I’m Mary Walden, with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program looks at target funds. Mike, you have followed the investment world for years, and there seems to always be something new, at least to me. …

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Mary: This is Mary Walden with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program looks at big and small businesses. Mike, often in life there appear to be uneven playing field. For example, in sports, teams playing each …

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Mary: I’m Mary Walden with economist MW welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program looks at factors for attracting businesses. Mike, motivating businesses to locate in a city or region remains a big challenge for economic developers. Traditionally, labor …

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Mary: This is Mary Walden with economist MW welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program looks at potential costs of the costly Covid bill. Mike, the new Covid relief bill is a whooper. It’s $1.9 trillion, and it includes …

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Mary: I’m Mary Walden with economist MW welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program looks at the latest inflation reading. Mike, inflation, which is another name for the rise in average prices, has been rather calm in recent years. …

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Mary: This is Mary Walden with economist MW welcoming you to the economic perspective. Today’s program asks if the economy is picking up steam. Mike, it appears our fight against the Covid-19 pandemic is improving. Of course, there are two …

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