Why did inflation rise after the pandemic?
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Here & Now host Scott Tong speaks with University of Iowa economics professor Anne Villamil about why inflation spiked over the past few years.
Harris-Trump debate: Economists assess attacks over inflation, tariffs
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Economics Professor Anne Villamil tells ABC News what she'd like to hear from the presidential candidates on inflation.
August CPI shows inflation’s sticky in services
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Tippie Professor Anne Villamil talks about why inflation is hanging around longer than wanted with Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal.
Economists used the business cycle to predict what’s next. It doesn’t work so well anymore.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tippie Economics Professor Anne Villamil talks to NPR's Marketplace about the predicted recession that never happened.
Tips for aspiring entrepreneurs
Monday, April 22, 2024
Tippie Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Miranda J. Welbourne Eleazar offers best practices for aspiring entrepreneurs.
How good is the economy, really?
Friday, April 19, 2024
Tippie economics professor Anne Vilamil talks about the disconnect between good economic numbers and how individual Iowans feel about their economic health.
Student housing has a new mantra: Bigger is better
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Anne Villamil in The New York Times discussing the viability of large apartment complexes with the "enrollment cliff" looming.
Some economists say monetary policy is too restrictive and fiscal policy is too stimulative. Huh?
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Anne Villamil on Marketplace about how reducing the deficit would require some tough decisions in government.
Here's what to expect on Black Friday in the Iowa City area, including hours of operation
Monday, November 20, 2023
Anne Villamil in the Iowa City Press-Citizen about the busiest shopping day of the year.
Inflation wiped out Iowans' wage increases last year
Friday, September 22, 2023
Despite wage bumps for local workers last year, inflation wiped out any monetary gains for Des Moines households, according to new U.S. Census data.