This is Part 3 in our Planet Money newsletter series on manufacturing in America. Part 1 asked why Americans aren't filling the manufacturing jobs that are already here. Part 2 dived deep into economic research that finds that manufacturing jobs pay a higher premium than many other industries. Subscribe here for the next installment. As always, our podcast is here .
We at the Planet Money newsletter have been looking into what makes manufacturing special. Last week, we looked at economics research that shows that manufacturing jobs continue to pay a higher premium than jobs in many other industries.
Gordon Hanson, an economist at Harvard Kennedy School who has published influential research on American manufacturing, stressed that manufacturing is spec