Wed, Jan 28, 2026

The economic outlook continues to be highly uncertain as progress in reducing inflation stalls and the labor market weakens, according to a new forecast report from the Center for Applied Economic Research (CAER) at Oklahoma State University.

Tue, Nov 25, 2025

Dr. Dan S. Rickman, Regents Professor of Economics in Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business, received the 2025 Walter Isard Award for Scholarly Achievement. This is known as the highest North American honor in regional economics.

Mon, Nov 24, 2025

The U.S. economy is entering a period of heightened uncertainty as inflation shows signs of resurging and the once-strong labor market begins to soften, according to a new forecast from OSU's Center for Applied Economic Research.

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Spears Business is home to Oklahoma's only large-scale econometric forecasting model at a public university. Dr. Hongbo Wang and Dr. Dan Rickman use the model to create and interpret economic forecasts for entities that include the Oklahoma Tax

Tue, Jan 28, 2025

OSU's Center for Applied Economic Research has released its updated annual Economic Outlook for 2025, offering insights into national and Oklahoma economic trends.

Mon, Apr 20, 2020

Oklahomans are feeling widespread pain because of the nation's economic shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting glut in the demand for oil. Economic recovery in the state will be slow through this summer and into the winter,

Tue, Nov 7, 2017

The impact Amazon's new sorting center in Oklahoma City will have on the state will be one of the topics addressed during the 2018 Oklahoma Economic Outlook Conference on Dec. 6 from 8:30 a.m.-noon at the Metro Technology Centers at the Springlake

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Wed, Dec 19, 2007

An Oklahoma State University economist expects 2008 to bring slightly slower job growth for Oklahoma at 1.3% or 20,000 new jobs, compared to this year's projected 1.5% (22,600 new jobs) growth rate.