AIER CEO and President Charles Murray was quoted by The Springfield Republican in an April 7article "Business Confidence Climbs." The section quoting Murray is below:

Charles E. Murray, president and CEO of the American Institute for Economic Research, a nonpartisan think tank in Great Barrington, said some economic indicators, such as gross domestic product and measures of employee productivity, are increasing. But other indicators like unemployment just are not improving because employers are afraid to hire.

"There is no life at all among our lagging indicators," Murray said. "If we were in a recovery we would see those start to turn."

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With government spending reaching an all time high, AIER has been expressing words of caution.Most recently, Research Fellow Polina Vlasenko appeared in the March 8 edition of The Washington Times. The article is entitled "Fiscal schizophrenia: White House talks spending freeze but keeps splurging."

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Senior Fellow Kerry A. Lynch was recently interviewed by The Springfield Republican for an article on unemployment trends in Massachusetts. "Mass. unemployment rate of 9.5% is highest in nearly 34 years," ran in the March 4 issue. The section quoting Lynch is below:

Economist Kerry A. Lynch, a senior fellow at American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington, said employment growth typically lags other economic indicators, such as the gross national product, in a recovery.

“Our data suggests that the recession is probably over,” she said.

Lynch said she fears though that jobs lost in manufacturing and construction might never come back.

“I don’t think we are going to see another construction boom for a long while,” she said.

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AIER brought our Meet and Greet series onto the road last month. Members and interested readers in Pennsylvania met with AIER researchers and staff at Lafayette College, Grove City College, Shippensburg College, and in Harrisburg and Philadelphia. We also hosted events in Albany, NY, and East Windsor, CT.

President and CEO Charles Murray and Research Fellow Walker F. Todd topped the roster of speakers. "Ask the Expert" columnists Kevin McGrath and Steven J.J. Weisman joined the discussion at several locations as did John Barry, president of American Investment Services (AIS), our wholly owned investment subsidiary. Many AIER and AIS staffers also attended the gatherings to join in a evening of appetizers and lively discussions of property rights, the estate tax, and financial planning. Keep an eye out for future AIER events on our website. Below are some photos from the Albany event.

AIER Research Fellow Polina Vlasenko (center) and President and CEO Charles Murray (far right)
speaking with attendees.

AIER Research Fellow Walker F. Todd will speak Thursday, March 4, at Webber International University in Babson Park Florida. The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. at the Rex R. Yentes Conference Center, 1201 N. Scenic Highway, Babson Park. Todd will discuss property rights. The event is free, but tickets are required via www.progress.eventbright.com.

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