In his most recent episode of #CoffeeWithDrA on YouTube, Dr. Abdullah Al Bahrani talks to Senior Lecturer of Economics, Darshak Patel. They touch on being an international student, Patel's tips for teaching large (500-student) lectures, why you should consider University of Kentucky's economics doctoral program, and belonging in the profession.
On November 5 and 6, Darshak Patel was part of a panel session on "Creating Engaging Large-Enrollment Classroom Experiences: Remotely or (again someday) in Person" at the 2020 St. Louis Fed Professors Conference. The panel consisted of Martha Olney (University of California, Berkeley), and Aselia Urmanbetova (Georgia Institute of Technology) and moderated by Gail Heyne Hafer (St. Louis Community College-Meramec).
John Garen was named a Distinguished Kentucky Economist at the Kentucky Economics Association 2020 Meeting. Dr. Garen also delivered the KEA keynote address, “The Economics of Organizations as Applied to Schools: Confessions of an Old-Fashioned Economist.”
Undergraduate student Dylan Baker received Best Undergraduate Paper award for his paper, "The Intersection of Housing Policy and Adolescent Asthma Rates" at the Kentucky Economics Association 2020 Annual Meeting.
On September 14, Ken Troske spoke to WUKY about the value of household production and some of the hidden costs of COVID-19.
Endowed Professor of Public Finance (Emeritus) and Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and Professor (Emeritus), David Wildasin is the winner of this year's Daniel M. Holland Medal. The Holland Medal is the most prestigious award given in public economics and recognizes a lifetime of achievements and contributions to the theory and practice of public finance.
At a time when data sharing and privacy are at the forefront of national conversations, University of Kentucky economics expert Dr. Kenneth R. Troske has joined the federal government’s Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building (ACDEB).
Mike Clark was quoted in the following WTVQ article, "Hospitality jobs slowly coming back, overall rebound slow: State." Clark was also interviewed on Larry Glover Live on WVLK.
Economics faculty member Aaron Yelowitz was quoted in the Yahoo! Finance article, "Supreme Court to hear arguments on Obamacare, now crucial amid coronavirus pandemic, right after election."
Mike Clark, economics faculty member and director of the University of Kentucky’s Center for Business and Economic Research, was recently quoted in the Messenger-Inquirer. Read the article, "Unemployment drops in all area counties."
