LEXINGTON, Ky. A recently published national study on economics education research highlights the growing influence of Gatton-affiliated scholars whose work is shaping how economics is taught across the country.
The Economics of Altruism course uses a “learning by giving” model that combines economic reasoning, service learning and philanthropy. This fall, a cohort of 23 students partnered with five nonprofits, developed comprehensive analyses tailored to each organization’s work, and ultimately selected Camp Hero as the top grant recipient, with the other organizations also receiving grant funds.
The Gatton College of Business and Economics is proud to recognize Kenneth Troske, PhD, Richard W. and Janis H. Furst Endowed Chair in Economics, for his role as a co-author on a newly released National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report.
Join us for the 36th annual Economic Outlook Conference, where experts from Gatton College of Business and Economics, Bluegrass REALTORS, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, will discuss the economic trends shaping our world.
The University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics Excel team has achieved remarkable success, culminating in a #3 world ranking in the Microsoft World Excel Collegiate Competition.
Eleanor Krause received a competitive Early Career Grant from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth (WCEG). According to the WCEG, these grants are "targeted at those early in their careers whose research is policy-relevant and can inform how policymakers can take action to create more stable, broadly shared U.S.
Carlos Lamarche's paper titled "Quantiles of the Gain Distribution of an Early Childhood Intervention" has been accepted and published online by the Journal of Applied Econometrics. This paper is a joint effort with Erich Battistin and Ebruci Rettore. Read the paper here.
Felipe Benguria's paper, "Escaping the trade war: Finance and relational supply chains in the adjustment to trade policy shocks" is forthcoming in the Journal of International Economics. The paper shows how US exports were reallocated in response to foreign tariffs in the context of the 2018-2019 trade war.
Read the paper here.
Carlos Lamarche, Ph.D., director of graduate studies and Gatton Endowed Professor of Economics in the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics, has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Professor.
