Author Archives: Wright State Media Team

When inflation increases, people’s purchasing power decreases, and consumers typically adjust by reducing spending and holding off on larger-ticket items like new cars, vacations and new housing, said Kevin Willardsen, an associate professor of economics at Wright State University. Continue reading →

Excerpt Birth rates rose 1% nationally in 2021 after taking a major hit in 2020, and the number of births rose in Ohio for the first time in at least six years, albeit at a slower rate, according to data … Continue reading →

Wright State’s Raider Asset Management Fund has received $2.5 million in additional funding for students to invest, more than doubling the portfolio’s assets to $4.9 million. Continue reading →

Wright State University is boasting what it calls the Dayton region’s sole advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner dedicated just to research — and university leaders see the machine as a way to spark collaborations with Air Force scientists. Continue reading →