Past, Present, and Future: The Time Orientation of Presidential Economic Rhetoric in Periods of Boom and Bust

• In Event: Presidential Rhetoric and Public Policy

Brief Overview

This project will perform a monthly time series analysis of presidential rhetoric from 1990 to 2018 to examine the causes and consequences of why presidents will emphasize different time orientations (past, present, and future) in economic remarks.

Author

• Christopher Olds, Fort Hays State University