Effective July 1, 2021, three Gatton College faculty members assumed new roles.
It’s officially summer, and "Simon Says" is sizzlin’!
Economics faculty members Chuck Courtemanche and Aaron Yelowitz recently contributed to the New York Times article, "Covid Isn’t Done Changing the Life Insurance Industry Just Yet."
On June 21, KET's "Kentucky Tonight" host Renee Shaw spoke with panelists including Mike Clark and Ken Troske about the state's labor shortage and how companies are facing hiring challenges as they seek to keep pace with the economic recovery.
Assistant professor of marketing Meike Eilert shared her thoughts with the New York Times in the story, "How Public Letters Became Companies’ Favorite Form of Activism."
According to assistant professor of management Susan Zhu and co-authors, even if your organization doesn’t have a “blinding” policy for hiring and other people evaluations, it’s possible to reap some of the benefits.
Read the full article in MIT Sloan Management Review, "Why Putting On Blinders Can Help Us See More Clearly."
Economics Ph.D student Hyein Kang was awarded a fellowship from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy.
Assistant Professor of Accounting Tyler Kleppe was recently invited to serve as a discussant at the Sustainable Finance Forum in Shanghai, China in July, sponsored by Singapore Management University, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. To learn more about the forum and the listing of speakers, visit https://sff.saif.sjtu.edu.cn/en/speakers.html
KMPG professor of accounting Jeff Payne was quoted in The Wall Street Journal story, "PwC to Spend $12 Billion on Hiring, Expanding Expertise in AI, Cybersecurity."
