The Gatton College of Business and Economics is offering a project management learning series that has been designed by project managers for project managers, to not only provide a solid foundation in both traditional/prescriptive project management and agile methodologies, but also equip participants with the knowledge, tools, and techniques to pass the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam.
The University of Kentucky volleyball team has one very impressive track record.
Carlos Lamarche's paper, "Wild Bootstrap Inference For Penalized Quantile Regression For Longitudinal Data," has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Econometrics. The paper was co-authored with Thomas Parker of the University of Waterloo.
The Gatton College of Business and Economics' Darshak Patel has received the Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southern Economic Association® (SEA) a national recognition for his contributions to economics education.
Tyler Kleppe's paper, "PCAOB inspections, Knowledge Diffusion, and Corporate Tax Planning Effectiveness," was recently presented at the 32nd Annual Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting (CFEA). This year's CFEA was held in Atlanta, Georgia and hosted by Georgia State University.
Link to paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4174569
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 22, 2022) — It’s coined “the most wonderful time of the year” — the holiday season is in full swing and with that comes the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping.
During the months of November and December, the economy relies heavily on consumer spending.
In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more shoppers tightening their budgets. Now, with inflation and supply chain challenges, many are left to wonder: will this trend continue?
This month, the Gatton College of Business and Economics celebrated the accomplishments of successful women with the Women in Finance Summit and the Gatton Research Excellence Series. Our marketing students were surprised as UK basketball celebrity – Coach Cal, delivered a guest lecture. And finally, you you will want to miss what our students, faculty & staff tell us what Thanksgiving is about.
It’s all here in this gobble-gobble, gravy & gratitude edition of Simon Says! Have a safe and wonderful holiday!
Congratulations to Sarah (Burns) John, Ph.D. ’13 [Economics] for recently receiving the 2022 Larry D. Welch Award for Best External Publication for “Deterring Illegal Entry: Migrant Sanctions and Recidivism in Border Apprehensions.” The article was published in American Economic Journal in August 2021.
Alongside the entire University of Kentucky community, the Gatton College of Business and Economics is thrilled to celebrate the UK Men’s Soccer Team for their incredible season thus far.
Mikhail Wolfson’s, “Dynamic Team Composition: A Theoretical Framework Exploring Potential and Kinetic Dynamism in Team Capabilities,” was recently published in Journal of Applied Psychology and selected as the Editor’s Choice Focal Article.
