Economic Analysis

Florida’s labor market is polarizing. Florida’s lack of high-skill jobs and low investment in education, along with baby boom retirements, mean low-skill jobs will likely replace vanishing mid-skill jobs more so than in the rest of the US.

Do the frequent lighting strikes in Florida impact business growth? This analysis questions the popular theory.

A new ranking by four economists places University of Florida as the number nine public university.

Suppose you are a young college graduate weighing offers from two states: Which retirement plan offers the better deal, defined benefit or defined contribution?

As part of the ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations, some policymakers have proposed a cap to tax deductions for charitable contributions. But how much will this take away from the charities?

If you have a home for sale, how much will you be hurt by a property within a quarter mile for which a mortgage payment is seriously delinquent or which is real-estate owned?

Florida's unemployment rate for September is released October 19th, but how much information will it really give us? Many experts refuted the national unemployment figure for September, arguing against the seasonal adjustment process.