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Matthew Jaremski

Matthew Jaremski is the F. Ross Peterson Professor of Economic History in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, and a Research Associate of the NBER. Professor Jaremski's work is focused on American economic history.
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How Post-WWII Inflation Benefited Republican Presidential Candidates

Gillian Brunet
American households accumulated a large stock of savings during World War II, much of which was held in the form of war bonds. After the war, inflationary episodes eroded the purchasing power of these bonds, contributing to a backlash against the incumbent Democrats. In new research, Gillian Brunet, Eric Hilt, and Matthew S. Jaremski study the impact of post-WWII inflation on voting outcomes using data on the sales of savings bonds during the war.

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