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Christopher Decker
Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
Professor Decker received his Ph.D. in Business Economics from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in 2000 and teaches courses in Microeconomics, Business Economics, Economic Forecasting, and Natural Resource Economics at UNO. His academic work has been published in a verity of academic journals including Economic Inquiry, Journal of Law and Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics, Annals of Regional Science, Review of Regional Studies, Applied Economics, Ecological Economics, and Contemporary Economic Policy. Professor Decker has also partnered with several organizations to conduct economic assessments and forecasts of city and regional economies, including the production of a large number of economic impact studies using IMPLAN. IMPLAN-Based studies include: The Economic Impact the Aviation Industry on the State of Nebraska, and The Economic Impact of the Nebraska Business Development Center on Nebraska. Other studies have included assessing the economic impact of immigrant populations on the local economy. Before joining UNO, Professor Decker worked in the private sector for DRI/McGraw-Hill (now IHS Global Insight) from 1990 to 1993, and FW Dodge/McGraw-Hill from 1993 to 1995, producing forecasts for regional economies, of energy prices and demand, long-range macroeconomic and demographic indicators, as well as construction prices, and commercial and institutional construction activity.
Attention, jittery investors: Stop panicking … this is what a soft landing should look like
Aug 06, 2024 23:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Investing
What a difference a job report makes. Earlier in the summer, people were worried that the economy was too hot. But now in response mainly to weaker-than-expected employment data released on Aug. 2, 2024 stocks are...
Inflation is cooling, but not fast enough for the Fed
Jun 13, 2024 06:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
It was a double-whammy Wednesday for economic-data enthusiasts. During the morning of June 12, 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published its latest inflation figures. The news was relatively good, showing that...
Latest inflation figures are good news
May 16, 2024 04:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The U.S. economy is slowing, but not crashing. In the dismal science, this is what counts as good news. Thats the message I took away from the latest inflation data, released May 15, 2024, which showed U.S. consumer...
High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why
May 02, 2024 06:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its May 1, 2024, policy meeting, dashing the hopes of potential homebuyers and others who were hoping for a cut. Not only will rates remain at their current level a...
Jobs are up, wages less so – and lower purchasing power could still lead the US into a recession
Sep 04, 2023 05:36 am UTC| Economy
Dont be overly fooled by seemingly rosy jobs data heading into the Labor Day weekend. Yes, the U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs in August 2023 faster than the revised 157,000 increase for July and above most analysts...
May 01, 2023 12:43 pm UTC| Economy Central Banks
With inflation easing and the U.S. economy cooling, is the Federal Reserve done raising interest rates? After all, gently bringing down the trajectory of prices without crashing the economy was the central banks objective...
Jobs report hints that Fed policy is paying off – and that a 'growth recession' awaits
Apr 10, 2023 16:13 pm UTC| Economy
The latest jobs report is in, and the good news is Federal Reserve policy on inflation appears to be working. The bad news is Fed policy on inflation appears to be working. The March 2023 jobs report reveals that the...
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