With its interest rate instrument at the zero lower bound, the Federal Open Market Committee has turned to unconventional methods to stimulate economic growth and increase employment. Prominent among these is quantitative easing (QE)—the purchase of a large quantity of longer-term debt....

A speech at the Global Interdependence Center (GIC) Abroad in Chile Conference, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago, Chile, March 5, 2007

Address before AAIM Management Association, St. Louis, MO - Dec. 20, 2002

Presentation at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 4, 2004

Presentation to the Growing Global Program with the World Trade Center St. Louis, St. Louis, Sept. 10, 2004

Recently, some analysts and economists had warned that the U.S. economy faces a much higher risk of falling into a recession should the price of oil rise to $100 per barrel or more. In February 2008, spot crude oil prices closed above $100 per barrel for the first time ever, and they have since...

Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the passage of the Aviation and Transportation Act mandated a substantial increase in resources devoted to aviation security. This paper summarizes the specific changes stemming from this legislation. In addition, the paper examines the...

Presentation to the School of Business & Management, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff - March 5, 2003

Presentation before the AAIM Management Association, St. Louis - Jan. 11, 2002

A speech at the AAIM Management Association, St. Louis, Feb. 9, 2007