In The News: Department of Economics
Food prices in the United States have surged by nearly 24 percent from 2020 to 2024, a significant factor that helped President Donald Trump regain the White House with a promise to reduce these costs.
Amid a time of financial uncertainty, with on-again, off-again tariffs and even fears of a recession, some locals tell me they're paying attention to the trends but it's not stopping them from making big purchases.
Tariffs on steel and aluminum products coming into the U.S. have increased to 25%, and President Donald Trump has removed exemptions from previous tariffs. The president says higher tariffs will help create jobs in the U.S., but the increases have stoked fears of a recession and led to massive selloffs in the stock market.
Fast-food chains are pulling out all the stops to woo price-pressured consumers. And that means the tried and true enticement: lower costs. From fries to chicken wings, consumers are looking for a deal and fast food chains are ready to provide them.
President Trump's mass deportation agenda is stirring protests and concerns nationwide, with significant implications for Southern Nevada's economy.
President Donald Trump vows to place 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada starting Tuesday. He also asserts tariffs on China will increase to 20%. Trump says the tariffs are meant to get countries to crack down harder on fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. as well as step up the fight at the border. The tariff threat has sent the stock market plunging.
Mark Tremblay, an assistant professor of economics at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý, is analyzing how fee transparency in short-term rentals may influence consumer and host behavior in pricing.
Deportations ordered by President Donald Trump could hinder Nevada’s economic growth and worsen the state’s housing crisis, experts say.
Tariffs on imported goods are the known unknown in the Clark County School District’s offices of construction and facilities management.
President Donald Trump’s tariff policy has, so far, been stop-and-go. Earlier this month, he announced a 25 percent import tariff on Canada and Mexico, then paused it for a month. He’s added new duties to the import of steel and aluminum, expanded tariffs on China and plans to pursue reciprocal tariffs across a host of nations and industries.
In the aftermath of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires in Southern California, experts predict many will never return to the communities they once called home.
Recent data from ÐÔÊӽ紫ý researchers shows the senior food insecurity rate in Clark County is 18%.