October 28, 2019
The Hill: Slumping Halloween sales spook experts
Steve Horwitz, an economics professor at Ball State University, noted that the gradual increase of Halloween spending over time had been seen as a sign that people have more disposable income.
January 7, 2019
The Hill: Expect a slowdown in economic growth in 2019
The research center in which I work released our 2019 economic forecast this week. Like all economic forecasts, this one is likely wrong but is hopefully useful. To talk about the forecast, it is best to re-examine 2018.
April 8, 2018
The Hill: Automation risks costing people their health as well as their jobs
Column co-authored by Ball State’s Michael Hicks, Emily Wornell and Srikant Devaraj.
October 26, 2017
The Hill: Poll: Trump approval at 41 percent in Indiana
Story notes the Old National Bank/Ball State University 2017 Hoosier Survey finds 41 percent of those surveyed in Indiana, the home state of Vice President Pence, approve of the job Trump is doing, while 45 percent disapprove. Note: MSN News also posted this story. Placements are due to a story idea developed and distributed by UMC’s media team.