Monday Macro

In the Moment brings you Monday Macro on a Tuesday. We go stargazing with Joe Santos, give you an update on the historic snowstorm in Sioux Falls and more.

In the Moment brings you Monday Macro on a Tuesday. We go stargazing with Joe Santos, give you an update on the historic snowstorm in Sioux Falls and more.

Joe Santos, Ph.D., is director of and Professor of Economics in the Ness School of Management and Economics at South Dakota State. Ahead of an event at SDSU tomorrow evening, he talks with Neel Kashkari about the economy and how it relates to the Federal Reserve. Joe joins us with more.

An infamous 1890 letter played a role in instigating the Wounded Knee Massacre. We pause to reflect on "This Week in South Dakota History."We also preview the 2022 Black Hills Pow Wow. Dew Bad Warrior joins us for a look at one of the continent's premier American Indian cultural events.

Tuesday, Oct. 4, Joe Santos Ph.D. will present an analysis of the current U.S. macroeconomy.

The U.S. dollar is strong right now. Really strong. That's great for American tourists exchanging dollars for pounds in Great Britain, but it's causing economic pain in some of the world's most established economies. Today we get a better understanding why.

The transition to electric cars is accelerating. What does that mean for the future of ethanol? What does that mean for acres and acres of corn in South Dakota? Plus, a South Dakota composer on the run from Russian rockets in his adopted home of Ukraine.

It's not your imagination. Your disposable income, adjusted for inflation, is not what it used to be, and it's not buying what it used to buy. And yet, many households have managed to maintain their standard of living just fine.

Economists think like a timepiece when it comes to the macroeconomy, the short run, and the long run. The short-run has consumed our attention through inflation and the stock market. The long-run is affected by living standards, and labor productivity. Joe Santos explains.

Monday Macro: Joe Santos, Ph.D. explains how labor productivity is measures and what the dip in productivity means for the U.S. standard of living.