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About Michael Betz

Michael R. Betz, PhD is currently an Assistant Professor in Human Sciences and Extension State Specialist in Family and Consumer Sciences. Mike works extensively with community economic development and its relationship with family well-being. His research focuses on the dynamics of communities engaged in natural resource extraction and how engagement in such actives impacts the short- and long-term well-being of families in those communities.

March 20, 2015

What is Up (or Down) with Gas Prices?

The last time gas prices were this low, the United States and most other developed countries were in the midst of the global financial crisis in 2008, one of the worst economic crises of the last century (BEA). Several economic forces acting in concert reduced demand for gasoline. The national unemployment rate was steadily marching […]

WRITTEN BY: Michael R. Betz, PhD

REVIEWED BY: Jim Bates, PhD

SOURCES:

  • [1] BEA National Income and Product Accounts Tables https://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?ReqID=9&step=1#reqid=9&step=3&isuri=1&904=1930&903=1&906=a&905=2014&910=x&911=0
  • [2] BLS Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
  • http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
  • [3] U.S. Census Bureau Historical Poverty Tables (Table 9)
  • http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/people.html
  • [4] Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index Datasets
  • http://www.fhfa.gov/DataTools/Downloads/Pages/House-Price-Index-Datasets.aspx#qpo
  • [5] BEA National Income and Product Accounts Tables https://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?ReqID=9&step=1#reqid=9&step=3&isuri=1&904=2010&903=1&906=a&905=2014&910=x&911=0
  • [6] BLS Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
  • http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
  • [7] Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
  • http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/UMCSENT/

Categories: Money
Tags: economy, Gas prices, jobs, oil, saving

August 24, 2012

Social Media Effort to Help Families Get Healthier by Heading ‘Back to the Kitchen’ — Ohio State University Extension

Social Media Effort to Help Families Get Healthier by Heading ‘Back to the Kitchen’ — Ohio State University Extension.

Categories: Family and Relationships, Food
Tags: families, Family meals

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