Economics Ph.D student Hyein Kang was awarded a fellowship from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy.
Aaron Yelowitz contributed to the Vox article, "California mandated masks. Florida opened its restaurants. Did any of it matter?"
On June 28, Gail Hoyt will participate in a virtual panel entitled, "A Year of Blended Economics Education – taking stock and moving forward" at the Centre for Teaching and Learning Economics at University College London.
“College still definitely pays off,” said James Ziliak to the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s a key to financial security.” And that will become more evident as we climb out of the pandemic and the economy starts moving again, he added. “As we regain steam,” he added, “things will continue to get lot better for the college-educated.” But, acknowledging the census analysis, Ziliak offered a caveat: “Higher education doesn’t preclude people from periodic hardship from the vagaries of the business cycle or unexpected health shocks.
Mike Clark spoke to LEX18 about Kentucky's current economic state. Read: "Agencies point to positive economic outlook from Kentucky."
Mike Clark was quoted in the recent Messenger article, "State's economy improving, but problems remain."
James Ziliak recently spoke to Fortune about the president's campaign to end hunger. Read: "Biden administration takes credit for reducing hunger, pushes for permanent changes."
Gatton College Economics alumna Tiffany Ge was promoted to legislative director of the personal office of U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in Washington, D.C. Ge, from Louisville, Kentucky, joined the senator’s office in 2017 as legal counsel and manages an extensive legislative portfolio. Read the full story on UKNow.
Dr. Ken Troske spoke to Kruser from WVLK about the economy and jobs. Listen at omny.fm/shows/newstalk590wvlk/ken-troske
Economics assistant professor Lala Ma's paper, "
