Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Economic outlook for holiday spending – is a recession in store?

November 2, 2022

Inflation is on consumers’ minds and is expected to have an impact on holiday shopping this season. What’s in store for the economy? Erica Groshen shares four economic scenarios that could develop as we head into the holiday season.

Economics and Business
Industrial and Labor Relations

August job report: ‘Economic tea leaves difficult to read’

August 30, 2022

On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release unemployment figures for the month of August. Erica Groshen can speak on the report, unemployment rates and trends in the labor market.

Economics and Business
Industrial and Labor Relations

October jobs report: Growth likely, but threats come with Fed interest increases

November 1, 2022

On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release employment figures for the month of October. Erica Groshen and Russell Weaver are available for interviews.

Economics and Business
Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations

Cornell experts on war in Ukraine, global ripple effects

September 21, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with severe economic sanctions from Europe and the United States that will have ripple effects throughout the global economy. These Cornell University experts are available to discuss the conflict and its implications.

International
Law, Government & Public Policy
Economics and Business

Cornell experts available on Fed inflation-fighting plan

January 26, 2022

The Federal Reserve is expected to issue a new policy statement Wednesday with a timeline for hiking interest rates to combat inflation. Robert Hockett and Erica Groshen are available for interviews on the Fed’s announcement.

Law School
Industrial and Labor Relations
Economics and Business

Labor Day 2022: RTO mandates, unionization motivation, economic impacts for workers

August 23, 2022

Cornell University labor experts are available to weigh in on return-to-office policies and mandates, the increase of union organizing and strikes, how current economic conditions are impacting workers and more.

Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations

Fed tapering could spur investment, increase labor demand

November 4, 2021

On Nov. 3, the Federal Reserve announced it would begin reducing the pace of its monthly bond purchases, a step toward more normal monetary policy. Erica Groshen says tapering should raise long-term interest rates and that could increase demand for labor.

Economics and Business
Industrial and Labor Relations

Cornell labor experts on strikes surging across the US

November 4, 2021

Thousands of U.S. workers across numerous industries have participated in strikes and other labor actions this fall. The Cornell-ILR Labor Action Tracker provides a comprehensive database of strike and labor protest activity across the U.S. and these Cornell experts are available to speak to the increasing labor protest activity.

Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations

High infection, extreme weather to depress February job gains

March 3, 2021

On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its February job report, which is expected to show slight gains in the number of employees at U.S. businesses. Erica Groshen, senior economic advisor at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says high infection rate and extreme weather conditions is likely to depress what could have been a more significant job growth.

Industrial and Labor Relations
Economics and Business

Experts on unions, the workplace, and labor in 2022

January 13, 2022

With the Omicron wave, how will employers adapt and what’s to come for the future of work? The American workplace is restless, how long will we continue to see strikes and labor protest activity continue? Labor shortages are ongoing, will we see the Great Resignation keep up? These labor experts are available to weigh in on these questions and more as we start 2022.