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WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News: Study: The hidden cost of AI and its impact on families (Oct 7, 2026)

Quoted on a Groundwork Collaborative report on how surging data center demand is raising costs for families, from price increases of $100 to $150 on some consumer products to smog-forming pollution from a South Memphis AI supercomputer cluster.

Marketplace: It's a big week for economic data. Here's what labor economists will be looking for. (Sep 28, 2026)

Quoted on long-term unemployment ahead of the September jobs report: more than a quarter of unemployed workers have been out of work and looking for six months or longer, a troubling sign.

Yahoo News: Rising fuel prices continue to impact Alabamians (Sep 16, 2026)

National syndication of a CBS 42 Birmingham story quoting him on how rising diesel prices show up on store shelves, since everything that moves through the economy runs on diesel.

WUSA9 (video): Local economist explains Nintendo tariff sales (Sep 14, 2026)

On why Nintendo's big sale is smart marketing on products whose prices were raised after tariffs.

WUSA9: 'A little bit deceptive' | Local economist explains Nintendo tariff sales (Sep 11, 2026)

Quoted calling Nintendo's tariff-refund sale cheap marketing on digital games, while the Switch consoles whose prices rose after tariffs got no discount.

Marketplace: Inflation has devoured pay gains over the past year (Sep 11, 2026)

Quoted on real hourly pay being flat or falling for about five straight months, and on the personal saving rate sliding from 4.6 percent to 3 percent as workers dip into savings to get by.

CBS News: See which jobs are forecast to grow fastest — and slowest — over the next decade (Sep 2, 2026)

Quoted on the Labor Department's 10-year employment projections: nearly 1 million of the fastest-growing jobs relate to AI demand, while 752,000 administrative jobs are projected to disappear.

FOX 32 Chicago (video): Live interview on the 5 p.m. newscast ahead of Labor Day weekend (Aug 27, 2026 · excerpt)

On why prices squeeze families twice: paychecks up 3.1 percent over the year against 3.7 percent inflation, an erosion of what the same dollar buys.

KYMA: Rising farm costs could mean higher grocery prices (Aug 24, 2026)

Quoted on how elevated diesel and wholesale costs feed into food prices, with shoppers likely to feel the impact through next year and potentially beyond 2027.

Uprise RI: The Jobs Report's Bad News Is Hiding in Plain Sight (Aug 8, 2026)

Quoted on the July jobs report and what the headline numbers obscure about a labor market where hiring has stalled.

Common Dreams: 'Trump Is Tanking the US Economy': Dismal Report Shows 23,000 Jobs Lost, Slowing Wage Growth (Aug 7, 2026)

Quoted on the July jobs report showing a patchwork economy and a frozen job market, with employers too uncertain to hire but not yet resorting to mass layoffs.

Talking Points Memo: Kevin Hassett Thinks Ignoring the Dismal Jobs Numbers Makes Them Disappear (Aug 7, 2026)

Quoted on the July jobs report in coverage of the White House response to weak labor market data.

The New York Times: Americans Are Spending, and Not Just on Necessities (July 16, 2026)

Quoted on how economists distinguish discretionary purchases from necessities as consumer spending broadens. Appeared in print July 17, 2026, on the front page of the Business section.

Scripps News: Memorial Day barbecues to cost more this year as food, gas prices surge (May 21, 2026)

Exclusive commentary on a Groundwork Collaborative and Century Foundation analysis showing barbecue staples up an average of 13 percent.

Common Dreams: No, Says Economist, March US Jobs Report 'Is Not Good' (April 3, 2026)

Quoted on the March jobs report, noting that beyond the headline bounce, hiring had stalled, paychecks were shrinking, and workers were leaving the labor force.

WHIO TV 7: Rising costs causing families to buy fewer gifts this holiday season, report shows (Dec 18, 2025)

Expert commentary on how price increases are straining middle- and lower-income households during the holidays.

Yahoo News: Rising costs causing families to buy fewer gifts this holiday season (Dec 18, 2025)

National syndication of analysis on how tariffs add approximately $130 per shopper to holiday costs.

ABC News 4 / WPDE (video): Tanenbaum Tariff: How inflation and tariffs are changing how we shop this season (Dec 15, 2025)

Video segment on rising sticker prices at major retailers and changing consumer spending habits.

WPDE / ABC15: Tanenbaum Tariff: How inflation and tariffs are changing how we shop this season (Dec 15, 2025)

Analysis on how tariffs and inflation are driving up costs at Target, Walmart, and Amazon.

KDKA Radio: Report: Holiday gift prices up over 25 percent this season (Dec 12, 2025)

Coverage of Groundwork Collaborative research on holiday price surges and consumer financial stress.

WLBT: Holiday shoppers face rising prices due to tariffs (Dec 11, 2025)

Expert data on tariff impacts on imported clothing and electronics, adding ~$130 to holiday shopping bills.

ABC Columbia (video): Local reactions to student loan relief (Aug 24, 2022)

Expert analysis on the financial impact of President Biden's student loan relief program, as an education economist at Mathematica.