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Meet Economist Don Holley

Background

Dr. Donald Holley has been teaching economics since 1973.  He’s now a visiting professor at Boise State University’s College of Business and Economics.  Holley received his PhD in economics from the University of California, Riverside, his Masters in economics from the University of Oregon and his Bachelors from Brigham Young University.

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Business Owners Take On Recession vs Recovery

Some Idaho business owners say the same thing: recession or recovery, it doesn’t really matter what it’s called, business is slow.  Last week we talked with Idaho economists about this idea.  Boise State University economics professor Don Holley says labeling trends “recession” or “recovery” does make a difference.  “If we were still (technically) in a […]

What’s in a Word? How Idaho Economists View the Recovery

We’re on a mission to find out from economists, business owners, workers and everyone in between what the words Recession and Recovery mean in Idaho.  Here’s what three economists had to say. “It’s almost like economists who are focusing on this narrow view of what constitutes a recession have almost made themselves irrelevant.  Most people […]

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