The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities has selected undergraduate students as new scholars for the Gaines Fellowship Program. This highly competitive and prestigious program selects 12 UK students each academic year.
University of Kentucky students win 2nd and 3rd place in the annual 2022 Econ Games, an annual data competition, co-founded by Dr. Darshak Patel (University of Kentucky) and Dr. Abdullah Al-Bahrani (Northern Kentucky University).
Dr. Aaron Yelowitz, Professor of Economics, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship in a hearing entitled "Small Business Franchising: An Overview of the Industry, SBA’s Role, and Legislative Proposals."
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Robert Paul Hartley (Ph.D 2017 alum), Carlos Lamarche and James P.
Outlining the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect Kentucky’s economy, the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) — the applied economic research branch of the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky — released its 50th
Professor Gail Hoyt’s ECO 410, ‘Economics of Altruism,’ course has made it a mission to make meaningful contributions to local nonprofit organizations by understanding their purpose, operations, and areas of development. The course divides students into groups who work rigorously to provide an in-depth analysis of the organization's current operations, efforts, and business strategies. Through their findings and multiple interactions with organizational leadership, students propose plans for use of funding that would best suit each non-profit.
Embarking upon a new year, with a multitude of challenges, the economic recovery continues globally and regionally, bringing a new year of recovery. The University of Kentucky 33rd Annual Economic Outlook Conference is set for Tuesday, February 8, 2022, from 8 a.m. to Noon EST, at the Central Bank Center. This year’s conference is in-person, requiring pre-registration, with a $125 fee and registration deadline of February 1, 2022.
Economist Ken Troske is in the business of untangling complex webs of information — sometimes seemingly conflicting — and providing context while identifying prevailing trends.
An experiential learning opportunity for students to apply economic learnings in a real-world setting.
The Econ Games 2022 Conference will be sponsored by Fischer Homes, hosted at the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics. The competition will take place March 24-25th, 2022.
In this paper, Ana Maria along with her co-researchers investigate how tax news is received by the population relative to the state of the economy. The paper was published in Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 207(C) and can be found here.
