In The News: Department of Economics

Mark Tremblay, an assistant professor of economics at UNLV, is analyzing how fee transparency in short-term rentals may influence consumer and host behavior in pricing.

Deportations ordered by President Donald Trump could hinder Nevada’s economic growth and worsen the state’s housing crisis, experts say.

Tariffs on imported goods are the known unknown in the Clark County School District’s offices of construction and facilities management.

President Donald Trump’s tariff policy has, so far, been stop-and-go. Earlier this month, he announced a 25 percent import tariff on Canada and Mexico, then paused it for a month. He’s added new duties to the import of steel and aluminum, expanded tariffs on China and plans to pursue reciprocal tariffs across a host of nations and industries.
In the aftermath of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires in Southern California, experts predict many will never return to the communities they once called home.

Recent data from UNLV researchers shows the senior food insecurity rate in Clark County is 18%.

As federal regulators finalize rules requiring ticket and hotel sellers reveal hidden "junk fees" to prohibit "bait-and-switch pricing" and other practices that hide total prices in live-event and short-term lodging industries, researchers at UNLV are looking into the impact of pricing transparency.

On Saturday, President Trump announced new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada and 10% for goods from China. Energy imported from Canada, including oil, natural gas and electricity, will also be taxed at 10%. The new tariffs go into effect on Tuesday.

Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip have posted five consecutive months of year-over-year declines in gaming revenue. Gambling parlors in downtown Las Vegas and along the Boulder Strip have reported decreases in three of the past four months of available data.
More Californians may be moving to Utah as a result of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires. They're looking for lower housing costs, especially since the deadly blazes are likely to boost already high prices in Los Angeles, Daryl Fairweather, chief economist for the nation's largest brokerage website, Seattle-based Redfin, told the Deseret News.
More Californians may be moving to Utah as a result of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires. They’re looking for lower housing costs, especially since the deadly blazes are likely to boost already high prices in Los Angeles, Daryl Fairweather, chief economist for the nation’s largest brokerage website, Seattle-based Redfin, told the Deseret News.
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have burned more than 30,000 acres and destroyed thousands of homes since starting on January 7th. With tens of thousands residents displaced, could Las Vegas see even more Californians moving here? Co-host Dayvid Figler asks UNLV economist Nicholas Irwin how much pressure this could put on our strained housing market and what Las Vegas could do to prepare.