Department of Economics

By Thomas HazlettFeb. 4, 2026 In his most recent article in Barron’s, Professor Tom Hazlett argues that antitrust regulators should approve Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, contending that fears of excessive market consolidation are overstated. While critics point to Netflix’s growing scale, Hazlett notes that the streaming market is highly competitive, with rivals such as […]

Two Clemson University Ph.D. students, Sebastian Anastasia and Vitor Melo, have recently published their research in the European Journal of Political Economy. Their article, titled “Short-term rental bans and the hotel industry: Evidence from New York City,” investigates the economic and political dynamics behind New York City’s decision to restrict short-term rentals such as those […]

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Scott Baier, acting associate dean for research and economics professor, discusses how imposed tariffs could impact South Carolina’s billion-dollar industries on WYFF4.

Reed Watson, director of the Hayek Center for the Business of Prosperity, discusses why insurance premiums are rising due to natural disasters and how everyone could be affected on WSPA.com.

Discussed in Daily News, Vitor Melo, a current Ph.D. student, has a new working paper where he investigates some of the unintended consequences of raising the minimum wage. He summarizes his findings in this op-ed piece. Read the full article.

Featured in a Fox Business article, Scott Baier, acting associate dean for research and economics professor, discusses the likely impact of higher tariffs on goods produced in China and how electronics, smartphones and other goods may be impacted impacted in the short run and long run. Read the full article.

Gross domestic product is explained and its importance highlighted by Scott Baier, acting associate dean for research and economics professor, in The Motley Fool.

Scott Baier, acting associate dean for research and economics professor, explains consumer price index in The Motley Fool.

Scott Baier, acting associate dean for research and economics professor, discusses the fundamentals of economics, including branches and key concepts in The Motley Fool.