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Economics, Political Science & Sociology

Mar 03, 2020

News-Press NOW: Businesses, investors ride wave of uncertainty

2020-04-15T16:58:43-05:00

By Greg Kozol, News-Press NOW, March 14, 2020 ... “This effect on Wall Street is a symptom of a whole bunch of other things,” said Dr. Kara Grant, a professor of economics at Missouri Western State University. “When you have a lot of supply chain disruptions, that could cause inflation and unemployment.” A steep drop [...]

News-Press NOW: Businesses, investors ride wave of uncertainty2020-04-15T16:58:43-05:00
Mar 03, 2020

News-Press NOW: Crowded Democratic primary ballot leads to binary choice

2020-04-15T17:08:30-05:00

By Ken Newton, News-Press NOW, March 8, 2020 ... Dr. Edwin Taylor, chair of the Department of Economics, Political Science and Sociology at Missouri Western State University, said the primary system works as a party function of selecting nominees, but the eventual governance, laced with partisanship, has been corroded. “That’s the thing that worries me [...]

News-Press NOW: Crowded Democratic primary ballot leads to binary choice2020-04-15T17:08:30-05:00
Mar 03, 2020

KQ2: Missouri choices narrowing after Super Tuesday votes

2020-04-16T13:53:40-05:00

Missouri voters were on the sidelines for Super Tuesday voting but they were paying close attention. That's because the Show Me State primary is next Tuesday. From an original field of more than two dozen Democratic presidential candidates, the field has thinned considerably. "Either Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden, that's basically where we are," said [...]

KQ2: Missouri choices narrowing after Super Tuesday votes2020-04-16T13:53:40-05:00
Feb 02, 2020

MWSU hosts Super Tuesday watch party

2020-02-28T11:27:41-06:00

Feb. 28, 2020—The Missouri Western State University Department of Economics, Political Science and Sociology will host a Super Tuesday watch party at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union room 218. Fourteen state primaries will take place on Tuesday, American Samoa will hold a caucus and Democrats living outside [...]

MWSU hosts Super Tuesday watch party2020-02-28T11:27:41-06:00
Feb 02, 2020

News-Press NOW: Coronavirus hurting China markets, helping the US

2020-04-16T14:42:04-05:00

The coronavirus death total is well above 1,000 people and the case count in the United States is in the teens. A couple of weeks ago China had to shut down production of several large industries besides essentials such as supermarkets and services. “The affected regions are projected to comprise over 80% of gross domestic [...]

News-Press NOW: Coronavirus hurting China markets, helping the US2020-04-16T14:42:04-05:00
Jan 01, 2020

News-Press NOW: Influential Iowa gets ready to hold its caucuses

2020-04-16T15:13:16-05:00

... Dr. Jonathan Euchner, an Iowan and a political scientist at Missouri Western State University, believes the caucus system in that state serves a valuable role. “It makes the winners of Iowa, Democrat and Republican, better presidents, because they actually have to meet real people,” he said. “I think Iowans take it pretty seriously. Those [...]

News-Press NOW: Influential Iowa gets ready to hold its caucuses2020-04-16T15:13:16-05:00
Jan 01, 2020

Missouri Western hosts watch party for State of the Union address

2020-01-28T11:30:53-06:00

Jan. 28, 2019—The Department of Economics, Political Science and Sociology at Missouri Western State University will host a watch party for the 2020 State of the Union Address at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt 101. The event is free and open to the public. The watch party will begin [...]

Missouri Western hosts watch party for State of the Union address2020-01-28T11:30:53-06:00
Jun 06, 2019

St. Joseph Post: Missouri Western economics professor says US must tackle trade issue with China, but doesn’t like Trump approach

2019-08-16T10:23:57-05:00

Published 6/28/2019, 12:47 PM By BRENT MARTIN St. Joseph Post A Missouri Western State University economics professor applauds the Trump Administration for taking a strong stand against China on trade, but doubts its tactic will work. Professor Reza Hamzaee says the United States has needed to get serious with China for some time, because China [...]

St. Joseph Post: Missouri Western economics professor says US must tackle trade issue with China, but doesn’t like Trump approach2019-08-16T10:23:57-05:00
Mar 03, 2019

Missouri Western commemorates Women’s History Month

2019-06-04T16:24:12-05:00

March 1, 2019—Missouri Western State University will honor March as Women’s History Month with a series of events that are free and open to the public. The theme of Women’s History Month 2019 is “What Is and Is Not Feminist?” Unless otherwise noted, all events will be at 6 p.m. in the Hoff Conference Room, [...]

Missouri Western commemorates Women’s History Month2019-06-04T16:24:12-05:00
Sep 09, 2018

Former Congress members visit MWSU on Constitution Day

2020-03-05T08:18:20-06:00

Missouri Western State University will host two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives to celebrate Constitution Day 2018 on Monday, Sept. 17. Dan Maffei, a Democrat from New York, and Steven Kuykendall, a Republican from California, will meet with students and give two public presentations as part of the Congress to Campus program [...]

Former Congress members visit MWSU on Constitution Day2020-03-05T08:18:20-06:00