Economist’s Research Cited At Business Meeting
The research of UMaine economist Phillip Trostel was mentioned Wednesday during a meeting of Envision Maine in front of about 200 people at a breakfast hosted by the Portland Regional Chamber, according to a Portland Press Herald story. Alan Caron, the president of Envision Maine, discussed ways the state could cut spending levels to be in line with comparable states. Caron told the newspaper later that his numbers came from Trostel’s comparisons of Maine to states that have a similar percentage of residents in rural areas. Caron called Trostel’s approach innovative.