Steve Swedberg is a Policy Analyst with the Center for Economic Freedom, focusing on financial, monetary, and transportation policy.
Steve holds a Master of International Public Affairs from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which entailed a concentration in international trade and finance public policy. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Government, and East Asian Studies from Lawrence University.
Before joining CEI, Steve was a Fiscal Analyst at the North Carolina General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division where he analyzed transportation policy for the legislators of North Carolina. Additionally, he has K-12 education and housing policy research experience from the American Institutes for Research (AIR), as well as nine years of market research experience.
When he is not researching or analyzing public policy, Steve enjoys traveling, studying foreign languages, running, line dancing, playing billiards, reading, spending time with friends and family, and playing the clarinet and piano.
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News
Inflation increases slightly in July, Americans still paying higher prices: CEI analysis
July’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows inflation increased 0.1 percent across all sectors, in line with economists’ predictions. With new proposed tariffs…
Jobs numbers drop in July, May and June’s numbers revised downward: CEI analysis
The new jobs report brings bad news to the labor market, with a net loss of 23,000 jobs for July and a downward…
Fed decides to maintain interest rates during July FOMC meeting: CEI analysis
Today, the Federal Reserve announced it will maintain interest rates, signaling a continued commitment to the fight against inflation. The Fed is remaining…
Blog
The trucker shortage debate: Government recruiting more truckers won’t solve trucking challenges
- By: Steve Swedberg
When I wrote my recent piece on why Trump’s Freedom Haulers initiative won’t fix the issues facing the trucking industry that Trump exacerbated…
Forecasts, not puppet strings: The myth that prediction markets rig reality (Part II)
- By: Steve Swedberg
Prediction markets have become an increasingly prominent tool for forecasting elections, economic indicators, geopolitical developments, and other uncertain events. Their growing popularity has also…
Freedom Haulers won’t fix the truck driver shortage that Trump helped worsen
- By: Steve Swedberg
With more than two million truck driving jobs and a growing demand to replace departing workers, the industry requires a steady supply of…
Op-Eds/Articles
Fortune
A quartz countertop tariff could double your kitchen renovation cost — and kill 13 jobs for every one it creates
- By: Steve Swedberg
Americans are already facing a difficult housing market in which buying a home or making renovations has become more expensive. Even something as basic…
Chicago Tribune
Steve Swedberg: Springfield’s interchange fee ban takes a costly swipe at Illinois consumers
- By: Steve Swedberg
I have many fond memories of growing up in the Chicago suburbs, including eating out at Lou Malnati’s, visiting Chicago museums on weekends and…
Studies
The Hidden Costs of Interchange Fee Bans
- By: Steve Swedberg
The state of Illinois risks transforming the Land of Lincoln into the Land of Patchwork Price Controls. The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA), passed…
Questions for Kevin Warsh
Kevin Warsh is President Trump’s choice to succeed Jerome Powell as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Warsh’s…
Citations
Washington Times
Inflation rises again, driven by energy costs amid Iran war
- By: Steve Swedberg
The Washington Times cites Finance and Monetary Policy Analyst Steve Swedberg on inflation and rising costs: “The economic data provide little support for…
The National News Desk
Inflation steady in February, but war risks new price surge
- By: Steve Swedberg
The National News Desk cited CEI’s expert on CPI data “The longer the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the greater the upward pressure…
Reason
Fight Government Corruption With Deregulation
- By: Steve Swedberg
Reason cited CEI’s expert on regulatory budgets “When regulatory systems become dense, opaque, and discretionary, they create perverse incentives for corruption,” Steve Swedberg,…
Regulatory Comments
CEI Comments on Massachusetts act prohibiting card interchange fees
- By: Steve Swedberg
Dear Chairmen Feeney and Murphy, The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) respectfully submits these comments in response to Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Bill S.688, An…