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The saying goes, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year,” but massive supply chain disruptions are leaving shelves empty and raising prices for what’s in stock. 

Then, there are the truck transport shortages. Shipping delays may leave shoppers empty-handed this holiday season.

This time of year, the economy also relies heavily on consumer spending. According to the National Retail Federation, holiday sales represent about 20% of annual U.S. retail sales.


Andres Mira, Ph.D.


Gatton student, Parker Humphrey, goes behind the scenes to dress like Dean Simon Sheather for Halloween! Parker is a senior studying Marketing & Management and in the Honors Social Entrepreneurship Pathway. This month's edition features our college's advisory board's visit, outstanding faculty and researchers and of course -- UK football! Watch this month's episode!


“Aristocracy or Meritocracy? The Role of Elite Pedigree and Research Performance in New Accounting Faculty Placements” has been accepted for publication in Issues in Accounting Education. Authors of the paper include Dan Stone, Matt Sooy (Ph.D.


Dan Stone and Yu-Tzu Chang's paper “Impression Management in Public Sector Audit Proposals: Language and Fees,” was recently published in the European Accounting Review. 


A paper by Dan Halgin, Steve Borgatti, Ajay Mehra, and Scott Soltis entitled "Audience perceptions of high-status ties and network advantage: The market for coaching jobs in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (2000–2011)" was recently selected as one of the top 3 Be


Nargess Golshan's paper titled “Does distance matter? An investigation of partners who audit distant clients and the effects on audit quality," was accepted for publication by Contemporary Accounting Research. The paper is co-authored with Nicholas Hallman (University of Texas at Austin) and Jere Francis (Maastricht University).


Hong Xie presented a paper titled "Earnings Conference Calls and Lazy Prices," (co-authored with Dan Stone and Michael Zhang) at the University of Louisville on 10/8/2021.


Will Gerken presented "Where is the Intersection of Madison Avenue and Wall Street? Advertisement, Local Access to Investment Advice, and Stock Market Participation" with Joe Farizo and Ge Wu "at FINRA's 2021 Access and Impact Conference: Gauging the Participation of Diverse Communities in the Capital Markets on Friday, Oct 22.


The University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics is launching the Gatton Research Excellence Series, a new speaker series that connects business research excellence to thought leadership. The inaugural event will be held from 11 am. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5. Keynote speakers will include two recipients of the 2021 Gatton Research Excellence Awards: