5 Quotes by Patrick Barkey

I think it masks the state of the economy and understates the degree to which the job picture has worsened.

It doesn't sound good, but on the other hand, it's not like a business would be moving into a place of lawlessness like Zimbabwe -- or Iraq. It's still a place where the rule of law still holds.

Foreign investment is what keeps the whole show going.

Indiana is a state with very high rates of home ownership compared to the nation. We have more risk households who own rather than rent.

The manufacturing era that once sustained many, many households is over, and the jobs that remain are threatened.