In an article about the effectiveness of mask mandates, Hammond Institute director Howard Wall argues that vaccines make mandates less relevant and even more unpopular in Missouri.

Hammond Institute director Howard Wall was NewsTalkSTL discussing the misuse of data during the Covid pandemic for political purposes.

Op-Ed by CEE Senior Fellow Rik Hafer describes how vaccination, including employer mandates, are key to a sustained economic recovery.

CEE Senior Research Fellow Dan Thornton's letter in the Wall Street Journal argues that the Fed's distortion of credit allocation has been largely ineffective.

Op-Ed: CEE Director Rik Hafer and CEE Senior Research Gerald Dwyer tackle the question of inflation, warning that the Fed needs to act before inflation gets uncomfortably high.

LEC director Rachel Ferguson is featured on the Faith and Economics podcast from the Gwartney Institute at Ottawa University.

Handy visual resources to illustrate trends and patterns of COVID-19 in Missouri and the St. Louis area. Updated as new data become available.

LEC director Rachel Ferguson's piece in Discourse that makes the case for black conservatism and conservatives should celebrate and support black achievement and success.

Op-Ed by CEE director Rik Hafer argues that rebuilding trust will be critical not only for our politics but also to shore up the foundations of our economic system.

Senior Research Fellow Dan Thornton's letter in the Wall Street Journal equates the Cares Act with a monetary helicopter drop, and blames it for our current inflation woes.

Reflecting a revised mission and strategic plan for the University, the Center for Economics and the Environment is now the Center for Applied Economics.

The latest rankings of economics researchers place the Institute among the top 9% of departments in the world, 10th in the West North Central Region, and 4th in Missouri.

Springfield Business Journal Op-Ed discussing of the inflation warnings from CEE director Rik Hafer and CEE senior research fellow Gerald Dwyer.

Quentin Ortega has been hired to oversee ITEN and The Duree Center for Entrepreneurship, both housed within the Robert W. Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship.

CEE senior fellow Dan Thornton has a letter in the Wall Street Journal about whether Congress should rein in the Fed while also adjusting its growth targets.

Op-Ed by CEE director Rik Hafer describes how sputtering metropolitan area economies of St. Louis and Kansas City have kept MIssouri from realizing its potential.

Op-Ed by CEE director Rik Hafer outlining the importance of education to Missouri's economic prospects

Hammond Institute director, Howard Wall, was a guest on the Show-Me Institute's podcast discussing the GameStop revolution and the proposal to raise the national minimum wage to $15.