Tu-Uyen Tran
@tuuyentran.bsky.social
Senior writer, Minneapolis Fed, spreadsheet enthusiast, neighborhood shelf-reading champ. RT ≠ endorsement. My views ≠ Mpls Fed's views
This reminds me of being a reporter and writing about opposition to new apartments from neighbors. I still recall a neighbor saying they didn't want renters moving in. I was an owner then but had to wonder if I was somehow scum when I was a renter the year before www.startribune.com/blaine-adu-a...
Roper: Tiny house fight is a microcosm of affordable housing resistance
Property rights are at the heart of a lawsuit over Blaine’s rejection of a proposed mother-in-law suite for homeless families.
www.startribune.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This reminds me of being a reporter and writing about opposition to new apartments from neighbors. I still recall a neighbor saying they didn't want renters moving in. I was an owner then but had to wonder if I was somehow scum when I was a renter the year before www.startribune.com/blaine-adu-a...
I'm researching unlicensed child care (e.g., grandmas). One reason it's common is lack of affordable/available licensed care, esp. for infants. Found this chart in CPS data via @ipums.bsky.social. Most paid care is licensed care. As kids age, care gets less costly and easier. Then schools take them.
July 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I'm researching unlicensed child care (e.g., grandmas). One reason it's common is lack of affordable/available licensed care, esp. for infants. Found this chart in CPS data via @ipums.bsky.social. Most paid care is licensed care. As kids age, care gets less costly and easier. Then schools take them.
A child care person I interviewed told me today that more children are cared for by family, friends, neighbors, in part, because we're seeing more young children with mental health issues. Licensed providers can't give them individual attention they need so parents turn to Grandma.
July 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A child care person I interviewed told me today that more children are cared for by family, friends, neighbors, in part, because we're seeing more young children with mental health issues. Licensed providers can't give them individual attention they need so parents turn to Grandma.
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New: Article by Mike Waugh and Jeff Horwich @minneapolisfed.bsky.social looks at potential job losses and impacts of trade war w/ China based on 2018-2019 experience and related research of that prior episode.
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
Tallying the two channels of job losses from tariffs | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
2018–19 China trade war offers estimates of potential jobs lost to retaliation and rising input costs
www.minneapolisfed.org
July 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
New: Article by Mike Waugh and Jeff Horwich @minneapolisfed.bsky.social looks at potential job losses and impacts of trade war w/ China based on 2018-2019 experience and related research of that prior episode.
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
There appears to be renewed interest in banning foreign adversaries from owning US farmland. For those interested, here's a primer I wrote a year ago about the topic. Bottom line, foreigners don't own as much as you might think, and adversaries own way less. www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2024...
Foreign investor or foreign adversary? | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Real estate investors from China, Russia, and other countries are target of new state laws
www.minneapolisfed.org
July 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
There appears to be renewed interest in banning foreign adversaries from owning US farmland. For those interested, here's a primer I wrote a year ago about the topic. Bottom line, foreigners don't own as much as you might think, and adversaries own way less. www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2024...
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Tariff Impacts: Delayed or Avoided?
New essay this morning by @minneapolisfed.bsky.social President Neel Kashkari where he lays out his argument for potentially two rate cuts in 2025. #econsky
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
New essay this morning by @minneapolisfed.bsky.social President Neel Kashkari where he lays out his argument for potentially two rate cuts in 2025. #econsky
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
Tariff Impacts: Delayed or Avoided? | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
www.minneapolisfed.org
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Tariff Impacts: Delayed or Avoided?
New essay this morning by @minneapolisfed.bsky.social President Neel Kashkari where he lays out his argument for potentially two rate cuts in 2025. #econsky
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
New essay this morning by @minneapolisfed.bsky.social President Neel Kashkari where he lays out his argument for potentially two rate cuts in 2025. #econsky
www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
We surveyed nonprofits in Montana, South Dakota, and North Dakota and found that funding has become very challenging. It's no surprise that federal funding is less available but so is private funding. My article explains why: www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
Nonprofits roiled by funding cuts and threats of more cuts, surveys find | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Montana, South Dakota, and North Dakota nonprofits say both public and private funding are affected
www.minneapolisfed.org
June 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We surveyed nonprofits in Montana, South Dakota, and North Dakota and found that funding has become very challenging. It's no surprise that federal funding is less available but so is private funding. My article explains why: www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025...
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Health inequality is important for understanding economic outcomes, Karen Kopecky recognizes, and not only for the individuals with health vulnerabilities but for those around them as well. Scholar spotlight from @minneapolisfed.bsky.social's @tuuyentran.bsky.social: bit.ly/3EtXUWw
Scholar spotlight: Karen Kopecky | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Unpacking dysfunction in long-term care insurance
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June 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Health inequality is important for understanding economic outcomes, Karen Kopecky recognizes, and not only for the individuals with health vulnerabilities but for those around them as well. Scholar spotlight from @minneapolisfed.bsky.social's @tuuyentran.bsky.social: bit.ly/3EtXUWw
Join us TOMORROW for the 2025 Regional Economic Conditions Conference. This virtual event will feature
CHS President Jay Debertin in conversation with Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari. Event will also include panel discussions w/ reps from across our region. To register: t.co/we2b8unJRM
CHS President Jay Debertin in conversation with Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari. Event will also include panel discussions w/ reps from across our region. To register: t.co/we2b8unJRM
2025 Regional Economic Conditions Conference | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
www.minneapolisfed.org
January 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Join us TOMORROW for the 2025 Regional Economic Conditions Conference. This virtual event will feature
CHS President Jay Debertin in conversation with Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari. Event will also include panel discussions w/ reps from across our region. To register: t.co/we2b8unJRM
CHS President Jay Debertin in conversation with Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari. Event will also include panel discussions w/ reps from across our region. To register: t.co/we2b8unJRM
The child care business model has been described as "broken," implying the market isn't working as well as hoped. So I was interested to learn at a recent First Children's Finance conference about market interventions by local govts in rural MN. 1/13
September 26, 2024 at 4:49 PM
The child care business model has been described as "broken," implying the market isn't working as well as hoped. So I was interested to learn at a recent First Children's Finance conference about market interventions by local govts in rural MN. 1/13
Foreigners have bought more forest land in Michigan's Upper Peninsula: www.mlive.com/public-inter... Is that a bad thing? 1/2
Upper Peninsula forestland increasingly bought by foreign landowners
In a year, Michigan's foreign-owned agricultural acreage went from 5.6% to 8.6% – with the biggest jumps in the Upper Peninsula.
www.mlive.com
September 4, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Foreigners have bought more forest land in Michigan's Upper Peninsula: www.mlive.com/public-inter... Is that a bad thing? 1/2
One of the polls at @MinneapolisFed's MN State Fair booth asked what people valued most in a job other than pay. It's amazing how many people chose "work-life balance." That's answer D in the photo. I asked people why. More below. 1/13
September 3, 2024 at 4:28 PM
One of the polls at @MinneapolisFed's MN State Fair booth asked what people valued most in a job other than pay. It's amazing how many people chose "work-life balance." That's answer D in the photo. I asked people why. More below. 1/13
One of my colleagues mentioned that the railroad bridge between Ranier MN and Fort Frances ON was closed because of some damage. Turns out that's a pretty important bridge! 1/3
August 15, 2024 at 8:20 PM
One of my colleagues mentioned that the railroad bridge between Ranier MN and Fort Frances ON was closed because of some damage. Turns out that's a pretty important bridge! 1/3
I've been absolutely obsessed with NOAA's "billion-dollar" disaster page mostly because the increase in the number of such disasters has been so large. Here's a chart to start with before I do a nerd dive into the numbers. Dark blue are Ninth District states. 1/10
August 13, 2024 at 3:38 PM
I've been absolutely obsessed with NOAA's "billion-dollar" disaster page mostly because the increase in the number of such disasters has been so large. Here's a chart to start with before I do a nerd dive into the numbers. Dark blue are Ninth District states. 1/10
I'm looking into rising insurance premiums and found this @ConsumerFed chart that shows the % of homeowners who are uninsured. The group says affordability is a key factor. You can see that a lot of Ninth District states (dark blue) are above the national avg. 1/7
July 17, 2024 at 5:53 PM
I'm looking into rising insurance premiums and found this @ConsumerFed chart that shows the % of homeowners who are uninsured. The group says affordability is a key factor. You can see that a lot of Ninth District states (dark blue) are above the national avg. 1/7
I'm doing some research on home insurance rates and stumbled on some statistics for billion dollar disasters. Thought it might make a cool chart. Kind of surprising how SD and MN to a lesser extent have been hammered in recent years. 1/x
July 3, 2024 at 6:01 PM
I'm doing some research on home insurance rates and stumbled on some statistics for billion dollar disasters. Thought it might make a cool chart. Kind of surprising how SD and MN to a lesser extent have been hammered in recent years. 1/x
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In Minneapolis Fed/First Children's Finance's recent survey of MN child care providers (tinyurl.com/4rsx8uxc), many complained that MN's child-teacher ratio is too low given the changing child care market. Here's how we compare w/ other states. 1/7
April 17, 2024 at 6:49 PM
In Minneapolis Fed/First Children's Finance's recent survey of MN child care providers (tinyurl.com/4rsx8uxc), many complained that MN's child-teacher ratio is too low given the changing child care market. Here's how we compare w/ other states. 1/7
Following up on my previous post about the condition of high hazard dams. Here's a chart that shows the share of dams in need of repairs (unsatisfactory/poor) condition by states in the Ninth District compared to the US. ND SD MT are all higher than US average.
June 26, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Following up on my previous post about the condition of high hazard dams. Here's a chart that shows the share of dams in need of repairs (unsatisfactory/poor) condition by states in the Ninth District compared to the US. ND SD MT are all higher than US average.
Initial news reports about the partial breaching of Rapidan Dam near Mankato MN described it as a "high hazard" dam. Pretty scary. So I started thinking: where are all the high hazard dams? Here: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?... 1/11
June 26, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Initial news reports about the partial breaching of Rapidan Dam near Mankato MN described it as a "high hazard" dam. Pretty scary. So I started thinking: where are all the high hazard dams? Here: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?... 1/11
"It feels like remote work is toothpaste that you can’t just push back into the tube." Love this quote my colleague Haley Chinander got. Her data shows how common remote/hybrid work is despite employers' preference for in-office work. www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2024...
Hybrid or fully remote: How is work-from-home evolving in the Ninth District? | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
As employers continue to grapple with remote work, some trends are becoming clearer
www.minneapolisfed.org
May 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM
"It feels like remote work is toothpaste that you can’t just push back into the tube." Love this quote my colleague Haley Chinander got. Her data shows how common remote/hybrid work is despite employers' preference for in-office work. www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2024...
Good story on reforms to MN child care regulations. www.mprnews.org/story/2024/0...
Minnesota child care providers say state licensing needs an overhaul. Officials agree
Family child care businesses in Minnesota are closing faster than new ones can open, even as demand grows. Observers say the state’s system to license new providers needs to be remade. State officials...
www.mprnews.org
May 2, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Good story on reforms to MN child care regulations. www.mprnews.org/story/2024/0...
In Minneapolis Fed/First Children's Finance's recent survey of MN child care providers (tinyurl.com/4rsx8uxc), many complained that MN's child-teacher ratio is too low given the changing child care market. Here's how we compare w/ other states. 1/7
April 17, 2024 at 6:49 PM
In Minneapolis Fed/First Children's Finance's recent survey of MN child care providers (tinyurl.com/4rsx8uxc), many complained that MN's child-teacher ratio is too low given the changing child care market. Here's how we compare w/ other states. 1/7
The Strib had a nice writeup on the Minneapolis Fed's and FCF's child care webinar yesterday (www.startribune.com/minnesota-ch...). I was quoted (accurately) but thought I'd share more. What I meant to say was "The life my family enjoys is not possible without child care providers." 1/x
Minnesota child care providers grapple with worker shortage
Difficulty finding qualified employees means fewer children served, a new survey showed.
www.startribune.com
April 16, 2024 at 5:08 PM
The Strib had a nice writeup on the Minneapolis Fed's and FCF's child care webinar yesterday (www.startribune.com/minnesota-ch...). I was quoted (accurately) but thought I'd share more. What I meant to say was "The life my family enjoys is not possible without child care providers." 1/x
The costs of so many things are way up. The cost of child care not so much. Why? As a recent @MinneapolisFed and @1stchildrens survey of MN child care providers found, providers are really reluctant to raise rates (learn more here www.minneapolisfed.org/events/2024/...). 1/x
April 12, 2024 at 5:53 PM
The costs of so many things are way up. The cost of child care not so much. Why? As a recent @MinneapolisFed and @1stchildrens survey of MN child care providers found, providers are really reluctant to raise rates (learn more here www.minneapolisfed.org/events/2024/...). 1/x
One of the things @MinneapolisFed's and @1stchildrens' survey of MN child care providers found was that many are competing with public schools for preschoolers and it's hurting some. Here's a quote encapsulating that (Hear more at our 4/15 webinar www.minneapolisfed.org/events/2024/...). 1/6
April 11, 2024 at 4:37 PM
One of the things @MinneapolisFed's and @1stchildrens' survey of MN child care providers found was that many are competing with public schools for preschoolers and it's hurting some. Here's a quote encapsulating that (Hear more at our 4/15 webinar www.minneapolisfed.org/events/2024/...). 1/6