Ann Owen
Henry Platt Bristol
Professor of Economics
Hamilton College
Selected National Media Cites
Central banks are worried about inflation flaring up again
American Public Media's Marketplace
November 19, 2024
College professors tried to reduce gender bias in evaluations--but couldn't
Forbes
October 22, 2024
Stubborn bias
Chronicle of Higher Education
October 17, 2024
How often does the Fed actually achieve its dual mandate--price stability and maximum employment?
American Public Media's Marketplace
August 7, 2024
How long does it take for interest rate cuts to show up in the economy?
American Public Media's Marketplace
July 10, 2024
What does the Phillips curve tell us about the economy?
American Public Media's Marketplace
June 5, 2024
Why isn't the cost of borrowing money included in the consumer price index?
American Public Media's Marketplace
May 15, 2024
Inflation falls, but not as much as expected
American Public Media's Marketplace
February 13, 2024
Is the Fed actually going to pull off a "soft landing"?
American Public Media's Marketplace
June 14, 2023
Why some countries' central banks follow the Fed's lead
American Public Media's Marketplace
March 23, 2023
Women land top economic policy posts as profession faces wider reckoning
ABCNews.com, Yahoo.com, MSN.com
March 5, 2023
How much should interest rates keep rising? Fed officials now disagree
American Public Media's Marketplace
January 23, 2023
The Fed wants to bring inflation down to 2%. But why not 3%? Or 5%?
American Public Media's Marketplace
December 15, 2022
U.S. job openings increased in September
American Public Media's Marketplace
November 1, 2022
Balance of Power with David Westin
Bloomberg Radio
August 18, 2022
How relevant are the Federal Reserve meeting notes in a changing economy?
American Public Media's Marketplace
August 17, 2022
Biden struggles to defend his presidency amid setbacks
U.S. News and World Report
June 1, 2022
The Fed has ways to put the brakes on rising prices
American Public Media's Marketplace
December 14, 2021
What happens if we crash through the debt ceiling?
American Public Media's Marketplace
October 4, 2021
How has the Federal Reserve's bond buying program helped the economy?
American Public Media's Marketplace
August 19, 2021
Vaccine access is “principal fault line” in global economic recovery--IMF
American Public Media's Marketplace
July 28, 2021
Inflation explained: Should you worry about rising prices post-pandemic?
Money
April 9, 2021
How much control do presidents really have over the economy?
American Public Media's Marketplace
February 5, 2021
What is market distortion?
American Public Media's Marketplace
November 10, 2020
Post COVID-19, the Fed and the Feds will have to tread carefully
American Public Media's Marketplace
August 3, 2020
Income rose in April, but only because of government relief payments
American Public Media's Marketplace
May 29, 2020
Coronavirus stimulus package: What's in it for you?
U.S. News and World Report
March 27, 2020
Paul Volcker's battle against inflation pushed interest rates up to 20%
American Public Media's Marketplace
December 9, 2019
Less than zero
Marketplace Morning Report
September 17, 2019
Your questions about the Federal Reserve and interest rates, answered
American Public Media's Marketplace
July 31, 2019
With trade tensions high, Trump and China's Xi prepare to meet
American Public Media's Marketplace
June 28, 2019
It's time for the Federal Reserve's annual game of musical chairs
American Public Media's Marketplace
January 29, 2019
Rhetoric aside, a global downturn would hit the U.S., too
American Public Media's Marketplace
December 10, 2018
When businesses pay more, so do we
American Public Media's Marketplace
November 9, 2018
Is it time for the Fed to say goodbye to the Phillips Curve Theory?
National Public Radio's All Things Considered
October 29, 2018
Here's how the Federal Reserve determines the inflation rate
American Public Media's Marketplace
October 11, 2018
Another Fed rate hike is coming. When will it hurt consumers?
National Public Radio
September 26, 2018
Here's the problem with low, low unemployment
American Public Media's Marketplace
September 13, 2018
Is the Fed causing turmoil in emerging markets?
American Public Media's Marketplace
August 31, 2018
Women on bank boards lift performance but only if there are enough
Bloomberg
August 16, 2018
New Fed Chair to Congress: Steady ahead
American Public Media's Marketplace
February 27, 2018
Janet Yellen's legacy
American Public Media's Marketplace
January 30, 2018
New Fed chair will carry out the board's dual mandate
American Public Media's Marketplace
November 1, 2017
The plot thickens around the Fed's "dot plot"
American Public Media's Marketplace
September 18, 2017
The economics of Trump's rally rant
American Public Media's Marketplace
August 23, 2017
Some economists think technology might be slowing inflation
American Public Media's Marketplace
June 21, 2017
The administration has based its budget on 3 percent GDP. What happens if we don't get there?
American Public Media's Marketplace
May 25, 2017
How small is too big to fail?
American Public Media's Marketplace
February 16, 2017
Fed Hikes Key Rate for Second Time in 10 Years
National Public Radio's Here and Now
December 14, 2016
Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Unchanged
National Public Radio's Here and Now
September 21, 2016
A boring segment of the stock market is on fire
American Public Media's Marketplace
September 19, 2016
Consumer spending surged in April. Why?
American Public Media's Marketplace
May 31, 2016
Why did inflation increase in April?
American Public Media's Marketplace
May 17, 2016
A transatlantic central banking policy disparity
American Public Media's Marketplace
March 10, 2016
Janet Yellen's concern about "financial conditions"
American Public Media's Marketplace
February 11, 2016
How 2 percent GDP growth looks in the real economy
American Public Media's Marketplace
December 22, 2015
Looming Fed rate decision a test of Yellen's jobs vision
Reuters
September 17, 2015
Here's why an interest rate increase is inevitable
American Public Media's Marketplace
September 15, 2015
Just how strong are those fundamentals?
American Public Media's Marketplace
August 27, 2015
Good retail sales don't necessarily mean all's well
American Public Media's Marketplace
June 11, 2015
What rising interest rates mean for the rest of us
American Public Media's Marketplace
February 26, 2015
The Fed has quietly ended its stimulus. Now the hard work really begins.
The Guardian
October 29, 2014
What the end of Quantitative Easing will and won't mean
American Public Media's Marketplace
October 28, 2014
Why the Fed sees inflation differently than you
American Public Media's Marketplace
June 17, 2014
Why the Federal Reserve is vague about interest rates
American Public Media's Marketplace
March 19, 2014
Workers may be missing, or maybe just retiring
NPR.org
January 21, 2014
Three risk you didn't know about the Fed
American Public Media's Marketplace
December 17, 2013
What bronies have to do with the economy
American Public Media's Marketplace
November 7, 2013
Inflation: Come out, come out wherever you are
American Public Media's Marketplace
October 29, 2013
Why the Federal Reserve's decisions matter to you
American Public Media's Marketplace
September 20, 2013
What does the Fed chair actually do?
American Public Media's Marketplace
September 16, 2013
The silver lining in drought
NPR All Things Considered
January 28, 2013
Fed expected to continue QE3
American Public Media's Marketplace
December 11, 2012
Time to refinance your mortgage? Rates hit historic lows
Christian Science Monitor
September 26, 2012
One Fed tool that gives Wall Street heartburn
Wall Street Journal Marketwatch
July 26, 2012
The Fed's tough job gets harder in election year
NPR.org
June 12. 2012
Nearing 100, Federal Reserve crowdsources its centennial
American Public Media's Marketplace
May 31, 2012
Officials urge fuller Fed policy reports
Reuters
May 17, 2012
Fed tries to steer clear of controversial bond buys
Reuters
April 17, 2012
Does the strengthening economy still need Congress?
NPR.org
February 17, 2012
Study: Does enduring extreme weather make you vote liberal?
USA Today
December 30, 2011
Banks face borrowing stigma
Wall Street Journal
April 1, 2011
Fed seen staying with $600 billion bond buy plan
MarketWatch
December 11, 2010
Why does the Fed want to raise inflation?
American Public Media: Marketplace
October 15, 2010
Study finds this recovery jobless
American Public Media: Marketplace
March 17, 2010
Bernanke tussle deals new blow to Fed autonomy
Reuters
January 26, 2010
Bernanke tackles price stability, jobs
American Public Media: Marketplace
November 16, 2009
Worried about inflation?
Kiplinger
August 2009
FOMC likely to stand pat in midst of policy changes
Wall Street Journal
June 22, 2009
New faces at Fed, ECB will need new skills
Reuters
June 8, 2009
A steady, possibly more upbeat Fed could emerge next week
Dow Jones Newswire
April 24, 2009
Fed buying long-term government bonds
NPR: Morning Edition
March 19, 2009
Federal Reserve to buy up to $1 trillion in government bonds, mortgage debt
Voice of America
March 18, 2009
Steep slide in U.S. economy, but not as dire as forecast
New York Times
January 31, 2009
Fed could buy up long-term Treasury bonds
NPR: Morning Edition
January 29, 2009
Fed digs into toolbox for more solutions
American Public Radio: Marketplace
January 28, 2009
Bonds plan to keep U.S. rates low
Dow Jones Newswire
January 28, 2009
Fed makes boldest move yet
Christian Science Monitor
October 8, 2008
Fed needs to be tough, but just what is tough?
Dow Jones Newswires
June 13, 2008
In lean times, shoppers see extra fat in food bill
Associated Press
May 12, 2008
Fed rate cut boosts stocks; another cut coming?
NPR: Morning Edition
March 19, 2008
New plan could risk confidence in the Fed
American Public Radio: Marketplace
March 12, 2008
Feds tough call: How far to cut interest rates
Christian Science Monitor
January 29, 2008