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Why TIPS Matter for the Fed – by Dr. Cecil Bohanon and Dr. John Horowitz
- Inflation
May 23, 2025 by christianhartselle
Originally written on 6/26/2023 A persistent and crucial economic question is and always will be: what will inflation be in the future? There is no foolproof method of knowing, but as we have highlighted in previous columns, there are indicators that give insights. Our favorite is the TIPS spread. In 1997, the U.S. Treasury started […]

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The Fed’s New Favorite Tool – by Dr. Cecil Bohanon and Dr. John Horowitz
- Fed
May 8, 2025 by christianhartselle
Originally written on 4/25/2023 A few weeks ago, Ball State’s Economics Club took ten undergraduate students on a Spring Economic field trip to St. Louis, Missouri. The group visited a social service agency, two universities, the City Museum, and a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game (sadly, the Redbirds lost). The group also visited the St. […]

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Inflation, Interest Rates, and the Fed’s Next Move – by Dr. Cecil Bohanon and Dr. John Horowitz
- Inflation
May 2, 2025 by christianhartselle
Originally written on 10/10/2023 Where is the U.S. economy going, and what should government do to ensure prosperity? A critical player is the Federal Reserve, whose primary job is maintaining a low and stable inflation rate. The Federal Reserve has more or less established a 2% long-run inflation target. In our opinion, it would be […]

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Exact economic estimates merit your skepticism – by Dr. Cecil Bohanon and Dr. John Horowitz
- Macroeconomics
April 30, 2025 by christianhartselle
Originally written on 11/7/2022 In his new book, Economist Russ Roberts writes about tame and wild problems. Tame problems are well-defined and predictable, and wild problems are loosely defined and unpredictable. The moon landing was a tame problem. Though it was difficult, it was a defined and predictable use of science, engineering, and rational thought. […]

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