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July 2004, No. 204a
Last Updated: 06/24/2004

Is Manufacturing at a Crossroads? (Special Issue)

Rick Mattoon, William Testa

Is the manufacturing sector’s recent poor performance due to cyclical factors or is it the result of a structural change that will outlast the effects of the recession? This is a difficult question to answer, but one that has important implications for economic policy both in the Midwest region and nationwide.