The Von Allmen School of Accountancy was recognized among only four accounting programs in the U.S. to achieve 100% pass rates on both parts of the CMA (Certified Management Accountant) exam, a global designation that tests management accounting knowledge and skills. Strategic Finance magazine recognized UK as one of the schools that "best prepare their students for the exam." UK was also top 4 in the SEC for the number of candidates taking the exam.
Dr. Meike Eilert, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will join the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain in July, 2017.
Aaron Yelowitz’s study “Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage in Medicaid Expansion and Non-Expansion States” (with Charles Courtemanche, James Marton, Benjamin Ukert and Daniela Zapata) has been accepted at Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
Aaron Yelowitz appeared on KET’s Kentucky Tonight for the topic “Forecasting the U.S. Economy”. Bill Goodman was the host, and others participating in the discussion were Brian Strow (Western Kentucky U.), Chris Phillips (Somerset C.C.), and Malcolm Robinson (Thomas More College). Topics included current labor market conditions, trade agreements, health care, and subsidies for college.
The UK Center for Poverty Research, directed by Jim Ziliak, received a 5-year grant for $443,202 to partner with the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin to study poverty in the United States.
Carlos Lamarche was invited by the Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis at the University of Kansas to present his work on Quantile Regression. On September 16th, he gave two talks titled “Estimating and Testing Panel Quantile Regression Models” and "A Panel Quantile Approach to Attrition Bias in Big Data: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment” (coauthored with M. Harding)
Brian Bratten’s paper “Institutional Ownership and CEO Equity Incentives” (with Yanfeng Xue) was accepted for publication at Journal of Management Accounting Research.
Professor Kristine Hankins presented her paper, "Understanding Precautionary Cash," co-authored with Mike Faulkender and Mitchell Petersen, at the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, September 16.
