John V Winters In the News
Professor John Winters spoke with the Iowa State Daily for the article "Iowa Senate passes child labor law changes amid concerns."
Professor John Winters was interviewed by Wallet Hub for the story "States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most," which looks at recent unemployment trends in the United States.
Professor John Winters was interviewed by The Gazette for the story "Iowa could see unemployment rise from Fed's inflation-fighting."
Professor John Winters was quoted in the Cedar Rapids Gazette story "Iowa’s ‘brain drain’ among worst in U.S., analysis shows." The story focuses on Iowa's "Brain Drain"—measured as the difference between the number of college graduates Iowa produces and the number of college graduates living in the state—which is considered one of the worst in the nation.
John V Winters, professor, had an article accepted and published by the Journal of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. "Minimum wages and restaurant employment for teens and adults in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas" focuses on m
Professor John Winters was interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education for the article "Will the Fall of ‘Roe’ Change the College-Going Landscape?
John Winters, professor, was quoted in a May 18 WRAL story "NC ‘quit rate’ 8th highest in U.S. – but that reflects strong labor market, economists say."
John Winters, professor, was quoted in an April 28 Cheapism.com story, "Looking for Work? These are the Best and Worst Job Markets in America."
John Winters, professor, had a co-authored paper accepted at Regional Science and Urban Economics (already online and assigned the July issue): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166046222000199?dgcid=coauthor
John Winters, professor, was interviewed for a Feb. 3 story in The Street, "The Best Cities to Find a Job in 2022."
A study by John Winters, professor, and Jun Yeong Lee, PhD candidate, reveals the ratio of immigrants who are self-employed vs. paid-employed is much higher in parts of the country with warmer January temperatures (i.e., the South) and lower in colder areas (i.e., the Midwest).
John Winters, professor, was interviewed for a Jan. 4 WalletHub story, "2022's Best Cities for Jobs."
"The unemployment rate for 2022 will depend on COVID variants and policy responses, and there is much uncertainty in those. That said, the economy is currently quite strong and I expect that will likely continue through 2022. I think we will be close to the pre-pandemic unemployment rate of 3.5% by the end of 2022."
A recent Agricultural Policy Review report by Seung Cho, Jun Lee and John Winters was cited in an Oct. 5 Daily Yonder story, "Why Rural is Hard to Define."
The Program for the Study of Midwest Markets and Entrepreneurship has launched a new website.
John Winters, professor, was interviewed for an Aug. 16 Sioux Falls Argus Leader story, "How to rent in a packed Sioux Falls apartment and townhome market."
John Winters, associate professor, was quoted in a July 14 Seattle Times story, "Skip College? Not if You Want to Make More Money."
John Winters, associate professor, was interviewed on his views on the operating efficiency of 150 American cities for June 22 WalletHub story.
John Winters, associate professor, was interviewed in a June 15 WHO-TV story, "Economists react to end of federal unemployment benefits in Iowa."
According to a study by Iowa State University researchers, disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused high school completion rates in the United States to increase considerably in 2020 compared to previous years.
Research recently conducted by graduate student Seung Jin Cho and John Winters, associate professor, suggests that reported unemployment rates underestimate actual employment losses due to COVID-19. Furthermore, his study shows that
Fear of the resurgence of COVID-19 is likely discouraging shopping and business openings according to John Winters, associate professor, interviewed in a July 9, 2020 Des Moines Register story, "Economists warn of slowing recovery as new Iowa unemployment claims increase."
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused huge numbers of employees of restaurants, grocery stores, and food manufacturers to seek employment in other industries or leave the workforce altogether according to research by John Winters, associate professor.
A report written by John Winters, associate professor, "What You Make Depends on Where You Live: College Earnings Across States and Metropolitan Areas," was cited in a June 8 Wall Street Journal op ed piece, "The Unequal American City."
A report released May 19 by John Winters, associate professor, was cited in a Forbes online story, "New Report: The Size Of The College Earnings Premium Depends On Where You Live."
John Winters, associate professor, was interviewed for a Times Republican story July 30 about why the cost of gasoline in Marshalltown is consistently high compared to other Iowa cities.
He said it is common for gas stations in small- to medium-sized cities, like Marshalltown, not to compete aggressively.
John Winters, associate professor, was quoted in a story "Fact Check: Federal Workers Are Paid More Than the Average Southern Missourian" in the Feb. 21 Columbia Missourian.
John V. Winters, associate professor, was awarded the Georgescu-Roegen Prize in Economics 2018 Runner-Up for his article titled The Puzzling Pattern of Multiple Job Holdings across U.S. Labor Markets. Southern Economic Journal 84(1): 26-51. Winters coauthored the paper with Barry Hirsch and Muhammad Husain.
John Winters, associate professor, won the Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Award at the 2018 North American conference of the Regional Science Association International, the North American Regional Science Council Nov. 7-10, 2018.
Several department faculty members were interviewed for a Quad-City Times story on how the new Costco wholesale store opening in Davenport raised its hourly starting wage this year to $14, nearly twice the minimum wage.
The department welcomes four new faculty members joining us for 2018 fall semester. Be sure to stop in and welcome them to the department!
John Winters, associate professor, was interviewed for a WalletHub online article on best cities for affordable apartment rent.