Ohio Economic Experts Panel
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August 25, 2025: Trust in Federal Data
The firing of Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and subsequent appointment of E.J. Antoni from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has raised concern about the independence and reliability of Federal employment statistics.
Question A: Reduced trust in Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates will hurt economic development in Ohio.
Question B: Reduced trust in Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates will increase the importance of state-level economic data.
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Ohio Economic Experts Panel
Goal: Policymakers need information from experts to craft policy that is effective, efficient, and equitable. The Ohio Economic Experts Panel is a tool for promoting better policy outcomes by providing policymakers, policy influencers, and the public with the informed opinions of Ohio’s leading economists.
About: The Ohio Economic Experts Panel consists of over 40 economists from colleges and universities throughout the state of Ohio. Panelists answer monthly questions of relevance to state policy indicating the degree to which they agree or disagree with a policy question and their confidence in their answer based on available evidence.
The Ohio Economic Experts Panel is a social bottom line service of Scioto Analysis, a public policy analysis firm based in Columbus, Ohio.
Suggest Questions : If you would like to suggest a question for the Ohio Economic Experts Panel, please email it to michael@sciotoanalysis.com. Questions most likely to be chosen will be those posed as agree/disagree propositions.
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