MONTANA BUSINESS QUARTERLY

Volume 57, Number 2, Summer  2019

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Missoula's Income Disparity and Housing Troubles

A Growing Divide Between Homeowners and Renters

by

Scott Hawk and Brandon Bridge

There is a growing divide between homeowners and renters in Missoula. The percentage of renters who are cost-burdened climbed to 49 percent.

by

Daphne Herling

Montana persistently ranks in the top three states with the most youth who die by suicide ? and their method of choice is overwhelmingly firearms.

Is a Recession Coming in 2019?

by

Robert Sonora

The U.S. economy continues to move into positive territory and the unemployment rate is at a near historic low. But is a recession coming in 2019?

The Flawed Transition of Timber-Dependent Communities in Idaho

by

Paul E. Polzin

Conclusions from a Headwaters Economics report on timber-dependent communities in Idaho are incorrect ? analyzing the wrong variables and using the wrong statistical test.