Description

Season 2 Episode 41

Previewing 2025’s Economic Outlook Conference

• Host
  • Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Guest:
  • Dr. Joseph Von Nessen, Research Economist, Division of Research Darla Moore School of Business

Joseph Von Nessen serves as a research economist in the Division of Research at the Darla Moore School of Business, where he concentrates on regional economic analysis, forecasting and housing market trends. His work includes producing economic impact studies, feasibility assessments and market evaluations for a broad range of public- and private-sector partners.

He leads the development of the University of South Carolina’s annual economic outlook for the state and advises the South Carolina Board of Economic Advisors. Von Nessen also provides regular briefings to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and is a frequent presenter at major national conferences on topics related to regional and state economic performance.

This is Dr. Von Nessen’s first appearance on Moore Impact. Today’s episode discusses the upcoming Economic Outlook Conference on December 11, 2025. 

Topics include:

• "So what?" economics
• Importance of economics in navigating business landscapes
• SC’s economic growth driven by export oriented manufacturing
• SC’s competitive advantage in infrastructure and workforce development
• Population growth predicted in southeast
• Economic Outlook Conference topics of discussion
• Tariffs prevention in predicting costs and the market environment for business
• United States’s slowed economic growth in 2025
• Business trying to shield consumers from tariff price increases
• Current bifurcated market between goods and services
• Consumer’s lost purchasing power since 2020
• Overall theme of uncertainty
• FED’s unique challenge of needing to balance both labor market and inflation

To learn more about The Economic Outlook Conference, click here.

To learn more about Dr. Joseph Von Nessen, click here.

Photo Courtesy: Darla Moore School of Business

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