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Ken Voytek

Ken Voytek

Mr. Voytek is the Manager of the Program Evaluation and Economic Research Group and the Chief Economist with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In his spare time, he collects baseball cards, reads obscure books and articles, and shares his bubbly personality with family, friends, and colleagues.

What Industry is in Your Wallet?

What Industry is in Your Wallet?

Previously I wrote a blog about the differences across the 50 states as measured by manufacturing value added per employee. The differences across the states

Puzzling Over Performance

In a recent post, I examined the differences in productivity across small and large manufacturing firms and noted that there were differences across

Only You Can Control Your Future

Or so Dr. Seuss was once quoted as saying. I don’t read Dr. Seuss as often I should, but it is not always good to put away childish things despite the

Learning to Change

A few days ago I went back and re-read the book, Learning to Change, which I do every few years. It helps contribute to my sunny disposition and keeps me

What Keeps You Up At Night?

I often keep myself up at night by noodling over some obscure question or asking myself why I ate that spicy lunch item. This got me thinking. What keeps MEP