Robert Triest Archives

Inflation rates have increased in the United Kingdom due to a combination of post-pandemic spending and Brexit bureaucracy.
Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Brexit bureaucracy another burr under Britain’s economic bounceback

Consumers in the United Kingdom are paying more for everything from fuel to sneakers thanks, in part, to Brexit. The separation has added an additional layer of bureaucratic snarl as the United Kingdom works towards a post-pandemic economic recovery, say two Northeastern scholars.

by Hillary Chabot August 2, 2021

now hiring sign on a Sonic Restaurant sign

Here’s why the US labor shortage may not be such a bad thing

The latest jobs reports in the United States present a puzzling fact: Millions of people remain unemployed even as many employers complain of worker shortage. So, what’s going on? Would-be employees are in prime position to bargain for better wages and working conditions, say Northeastern economics scholars.

by Molly Callahan June 22, 2021

Traders gathered at the post of Specialist Anthony Matesic, background center, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. AP Photo/Richard Drew

Interest rate cut leaves U.S. Federal Reserve with little ammunition to fight potential recession

As COVID-19 continues to disrupt global supply chains, interest rate cuts will do little to stem an economic downturn, says Robert Triest, professor and chair of the economics department. On top of that, he says, the rate cut reduces the Fed’s leverage to stave off a recession.

by Emily Arntsen March 5, 2020

‘If they don’t move to the other side of the road, he may just crash the car’

President Trump may be intensifying his trade war as a way to end it, says Robert Triest, professor and chair of Northeastern’s economics department. But what happens when a strategy becomes a game of chicken?

by Aria Bracci December 13, 2019

Here’s what the impeachment inquiry means for the U.S. economy—and for you.

It is difficult to determine the reasons for movement in the stock market, says Robert Triest, chair and professor of Northeastern’s Department of Economics. Uncertainty can lead to volatility in the market, he notes; but in this case he points out that the launching of a formal inquiry should have been anticipated.

by Ian Thomsen September 26, 2019

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Brexit bureaucracy another burr under Britain’s economic bounceback

Here’s why the US labor shortage may not be such a bad thing

Interest rate cut leaves U.S. Federal Reserve with little ammunition to fight potential recession

‘If they don’t move to the other side of the road, he may just crash the car’

Here’s what the impeachment inquiry means for the U.S. economy—and for you.

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