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Cornell expert: Fed’s challenge in 2023 is to get inflation down without big increase in unemployment

January 26, 2023

Steven Kyle is an associate professor of applied economics and policy at Cornell University, he says main issue for 2023 will be whether the Fed can get inflation down without a big increase in unemployment

Economics and Business

‘Goldilocks moment’ prediction accurate for U.S. economy

April 7, 2021

Steven Kyle, an expert in macroeconomics and government policy, says it is appropriate to be optimistic about the country’s economic future.

Economics and Business

Economic uncertainty fueled Fed hold on interest rates

January 31, 2019

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced that it was leaving interest rates unchanged and cautioned that the bank will be “patient” in future action on interest rates. Cornell University economist Steven C. Kyle, an expert in macroeconomics and government policy, says that signs of a slowdown in the current economic climate are behind the Fed’s recent change of approach.  

Economics and Business
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Upcoming GDP report: a statistical nothingburger

October 21, 2020

Next week, the Commerce Department will release GDP figures for the third quarter. Analysts expect the number to reflect a considerable growth in the U.S. economy overall, with projections putting the increase at about 30%. But Cornell University experts, Daniel Alpert and Steven Kyle, explain why that number fails to provide a true picture of what the country is experiencing.   

Economics and Business
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Economic indicators can’t capture Hurricane Harvey damage

August 28, 2017

Cornell University economist Steven C. Kyle, an expert in macroeconomics and government policy, says economic indicators are ill-equipped to calculate the economic damage caused by natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey – which is expected to drift back into the Gulf of Mexico today.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Failure to assist Puerto Rico could precipitate humanitarian, economic disaster

September 21, 2017

Cornell University economist Steven C. Kyle, an expert in macroeconomics and government policy in the U.S. and in low-income countries, says the need for assistance is now so dire, it’s impossible to ignore.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Puerto Rico needs a repeal of the Jones Act, further incentives

October 6, 2017

Steven C. Kyle, an expert in macroeconomics and government policy in the U.S. and in low-income countries, says that while a new power grid is obviously the short-term solution, in the long term the U.S. federal government will need to offer substantial incentives to support the Puerto Rican economy.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Michael devastates coastal towns, but infrastructure, economy will bounce back fast

October 11, 2018

Steven Kyle, associate professor of applied economics and management at Cornell University, says that while the aftermath of Hurricane Michael can be difficult for families caught in its path, recovery efforts will keep the period of large-scale negative economic effects short.

Economics and Business
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

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