World Mobility Needs Birthrate Stability
Economist Michael Geruso warns that declining birth rates threaten future progress, as shrinking populations risk undermining innovation and prosperity.
Professor Jason Cook gives interview on effects of cuts to SNAP
With one in eight Americans relying on SNAP, Assistant Professor Jason Cook of the Eccles School’s Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis explained to Fox 13 News that halting the program reduces grocery sales and limits discretionary spending nationwide.
Professor Jason Cook gives interview on effects of cuts to SNAP
Fox 13 News interviews Professor Jason Cook spoke about the significant economic toll of suspending SNAP benefits.
Professor Troup Howard Receives Major Media Coverage
When the U.S. government increased deportations of undocumented immigrants through a program called “Secure Communities” between 2008 and 2013, Troup Howard and his co-authors demonstrate that deporting immigrant workers reduced construction, cut jobs, and increased housing prices, worsening the housing crisis.
Improving Global Education
David Evans, Director of the Global Education and Child Well-Being Program at the Center for Global Development, visited the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis to deliver a lecture titled “How to Get a Motivated, Qualified Teacher in Front of Every Child Around the World.”
Welcome to Zero Migration America
Troup Howard explains how closed-border policies and tariffs are negatively impacting the economy broadly and the housing market specifically.
Trump’s new tariffs will slam America’s already brutal housing crisis
Troup Howard examines how U.S. immigration enforcement affects the housing market, particularly through its impact on construction labor.
Jason Cook’s research featured on ‘Last Week Tonight’ episode
Research co-authored by Jason Cook, an Assistant Professor in the Eccles School’s Division of Quantitative Analysis of Markets and Organizations as well as the Marriner S. Eccles Institute, was featured on an episode of the (HBO) Max news, politics, and current events show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Qamo and Marriner Institute Assistant Professor Elena Patel Provides Congressional Testimony on Postal Service Economics
Elena Patel, assistant professor for the Marriner S. Eccles Institute, provided expert testimony on June 24 to the House Subcommittee on Government Operations.
Utah Stock Index Research Brief
May, 2025