2025 Economic Trends for the U.S. and Missouri with Aaron Hedlund and Elijah Haahr
In December 2024, in Springfield, Missouri, the Show-Me Institute and Show-Me Opportunity hosted an event featuring Dr. Aaron Hedlund, Chief...
Senior Citizen Property Tax Freezes in Stone and Webster Counties Are Not Sound Public Policy
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield Business Journal. Several years ago, my colleagues and I were debating...
What Does the Latest Inflation Data Mean for the Fed’s Next Move?
On May 15, 2024, Show-Me Institute Chief Economist Aaron Hedlund joined Pete Mundo on KCMO to break down the latest...
The Upcoming Senior Property Tax Freeze Vote in Boone County
A version of the following commentary appeared in The Columbia Missourian. Several years ago, my colleagues and I were debating...
Recession: To Be or Not To Be, That Is the Question
First the Fed pause, now the unpause: what do recent data and events mean for the U.S. economy? Just last...
What to Do about Property Taxes in Missouri
Several years ago, my colleagues and I were debating what the worst possible tax policy change could be. (I work...
Taking Stock of Inflation and the Recent Fed Pause
The Federal Reserve announced last week that it was pausing its campaign of inflation-fighting interest rate hikes, leaving the target...
A New Economic Playbook with Allison Schrager
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Allison Schrager about inflation, the Federal Reserve’s next move in light of panic in the banking...
The Latest GDP Report: What Does It Mean for 2023?
While Washington, D.C., is seized by speculation surrounding debt ceiling showdowns and the specter of government default, other recent news—namely,...
Inflation and the Dangers of False Narratives
With the release of inflation data over the past two weeks—consumer inflation (CPI) late last week and producer inflation (PPI)...
Year-End Jobs Report: Goldilocks, or Calm Before the Storm?
For the second year in a row, the U.S. economy enters January under a considerable cloud of uncertainty. In January...
Inflation in America: The Role of the Fed and the Risk of Recession
On May 10, 2022, Aaron Hedlund, chief economist at the Show-Me Institute, and Tyler Goodspeed, Kleinheinz Fellow at the Hoover...
Commentary: A Tsunami of Bad Policy
This commentary appeared in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on December 7, 2021 Inflation has reared its ugly head again—hitting a...
Criminal Justice Reform Panel in Columbia
On Tuesday, September 26, Columbia College hosted the Show-Me Institute’s panel discussion on criminal justice reform, “Behind Bars in Missouri...
Missouri Legislature Looks to Further Regulate Payday Loans
Payday loans are high-interest, short-term loans that are most commonly used in low-income communities. Because high interest rates (often above...
An Open Letter To Streetcar Supporters
At the recent meeting of the Kansas City Save the Trolley Trail, supporters of an expanded streetcar system dismissed assertions from the Show-Me...
Valuing Public Employee Pension Liabilities: Nothing ‘Fair’ About It
The Show-Me Institute recently released a study that I authored about Missouri public employee pensions. The study argued that pensions...
Dough for the Dome
The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission (CVC) just released its proposal (estimated price tag: $124 million, with the St. Louis...
Subsidies to Private Industries Equal 3 Percent of the Missouri State Budget
Yesterday, I highlighted how the state government spends billions in subsidies to private industries in Missouri — $6.476 billion since...
Alarming Increase in Monetary Base May Lead to Long-Term Inflation
Joseph Haslag, economics professor at the University of Missouri–Columbia and executive vice president of the Show-Me Institute, explains in this...
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