In the Spring 2023 edition of The Optimal Bundle we present a special economic research edition. The PSUEA Research Team has delivered their report: “2022 Consumer Price Index on a Local Scale and Public Perception of Inflation”, which calculates a student price index (SPI). By categorizing Penn State undergraduates’ typical spending across two time periods the team can explore spending behavior and inflation on an extremely local level. For some lighter educational reading, the Print Education team includes their article: “The Economics of Student Discounts”, which discusses price discrimination.
Editor: Sequoia Falcone
Research Report: Mohamed Aljahdhami, Rayan Alshammasi, Arshiya Arora, Emanuel Cáceres, Katelyn Davis, Sequoia Falcone, Aanhar Ishraq, Elvin Jiang, Sishir Katta, Christian Kruse, Amy T. Nguyen, Krish Patel, Clare Robson, Dylan Ryan, and John Turnbach