Most economists believe that the nation is beginning to bounce back from the deepest slump since the Great Depression. But if recessions past are any guide, the recovery process will likely be both bumpy and protracted, because growth tends to return unevenly across the regional landscape. Some...

Collapsing housing and stock market wealth has reduced households’ willingness to consume and businesses’ motivation to invest, in the process spawning the worst recession since the Great Depression. But the twin disasters may not affect all states equally. The evidence suggests that the...

Connecticut public officials periodically worry about the state’s migration patterns. After all, labor is the key ingredient in most productive activities, and a sustained population loss may signal a stagnant economy, or at least one that is falling behind its competitors.

The Newtown massacre has raised the issue of gun violence to a fever pitch. W W W hile Connecticut and a few other states have responded with tough new controls on firearms, most states have loosened restrictions. How might such changes affect gun violence? And would tougher gun laws drive gun...

The murder of 26 students and staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School, shocked the nation and the world, drawing renewed attention to the hot-button issue of gun control. Connecticut legislators quickly enacted new laws that require background checks for gun purchases, ban certain types of...