Max Risch
Max Risch is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business. His research addresses topics in public finance and labor economics. He uses novel administrative datasets to analyze the relationship between public policies and the distribution of income. One strand of his research investigates how firm-worker relationships mediate responses to tax policy and how public policies in turn influence the form of firm-worker relationships. See his 2019 paper Independent Contractors in the U.S.: New Trends from 15 years of Administrative Tax Data, co-authored with Katherine Lim, Alicia Miller, and Eleanor Wilking. Another strand of his research analyzes the role of tax evasion and tax enforcement for real and measured income inequality. He received his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Michigan.
Estimating the Impacts of Business Assistance Programs: The Case of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Multi-year Estimates
Is There a Recession on the Horizon? A Look Forward into 2020
Pennsylvania Outlook: 2020 and Beyond
Outlook for Economic Conditions in West Michigan and Barry County
North Central West Virginia Aerotech Industry
Peering into Economic Conditions: A Look at the Nation, the State, and the Grand Rapids Region
Outlook for Economic Conditions in West Michigan - First National Bank
Outlook for Economic Conditions in West Michigan and St. Joseph
NHQI July 2021
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for July 2021 up 0.9 percent over the year and nearly unchanged since last month, plus special Labor Day look at actual real wage growth
2020 Economic Outlook? Thoughts and Observations for Express Employment
2020 Economic Outlook? Thoughts and Observations for Career Professionals
2020 Economic Outlook? Thoughts and Observations for Regional Growth Partnership
St. Joseph County July 2021
The Trend: St. Joseph County lost more than 150 jobs from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. Between March and April, the unemployment rate, employment-to-population ratio, and labor force participation rate all decreased. This is likely a sign that individuals are discouraged from finding work and are leaving the labor force. Even so, there are positive indications that there may now be more job opportunities available: job postings were higher in April than in March, with slightly more postings in Retail Trade, Accommodation and Food Services, and Transportation and Warehousing.
Kalamazoo County July 2021
The Trend: Kalamazoo County continues to rebound, having gained more than 2,000 jobs from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. From March to April, the unemployment rate, employment-to-population ratio, and labor force participation rate all decreased. This is likely a sign that individuals are discouraged from finding work and are leaving the labor force. Even so, there are positive indications that there may now be more job opportunities available: job postings were higher in April than in March, with more postings in Retail Trade, Health Care and Social Assistance, Manufacturing, and Accommodation and Food Services.
Calhoun County July 2021
The Trend: Calhoun County continues to show strong growth, gaining more than 100 jobs from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. Between March and April, the unemployment rate, employment-to-population ratio, and labor force participation rate all decreased. This is likely a sign that individuals are discouraged from finding work and are leaving the labor force. Even so, there are positive indications that there may now be more job opportunities available: job postings were higher in April than in March, with more postings in Retail Trade, Health Care and Social Assistance, Manufacturing, Accommodation and Food Services, and Transportation and Warehousing.
Branch County July 2021
The Trend: Branch County continues to show some small growth, with an increase of 50 jobs from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. Between March and April, the unemployment rate decreased, while the labor force participation rate did not change and the employment-to-population ratio increased. This indicates that individuals are likely finding employment. Job postings were higher in April than in March, with more postings in Retail Trade, Health Care and Social Assistance, Manufacturing, Accommodation and Food Services, and Transportation and Warehousing.
Michigan Works! Southwest Region July 2021
The Trend: The Michigan Works! Southwest Region continues to recover, having gained more than 2,000 jobs from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020. Between March and April, the unemployment rate, employment-to-population ratio, and labor force participation rate all decreased. This is likely a sign that individuals are discouraged from finding work and are leaving the labor force. Even so, there are positive indications that there may now be more job opportunities available: job postings were higher in April than in March, with more postings in Retail Trade, Health Care and Social Assistance, Manufacturing, Accommodation and Food Services, and Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.
NHQI June 2021
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for June 2021 is flat over the month, service sector continues to gain steam
NQHI November 2021
Upjohn Institute New Hires Quality Index for November 2021 slips 0.1 percent, but workers age 65-plus continue to take new jobs at historically high rates