David Sovich's paper, "State Minimum Wages, Employment, and Wage Spillovers: Evidence From Administrative Payroll Data" was accepted for publication in Journal of Labor Economics.
Charles Courtemanche was recently quoted in vaping360.com article, "Study Shows Higher Vape Taxes Lead to Increased Smoking".
Research by Lala Ma was recently published in Science magazine. The article explores the relationship between environmental quality and socioeconomic status.
Von Allmen School of Accountancy professors Brian Bratten and Jeff Payne, along with former University of Kentucky PhD student Meng Huang (now at the University of Toledo), were cited in a recent article in Bloomberg. Their paper - “Passive Investments and Stock Repurchase Activity"
The Gatton College was well represented at this year's UK Alumni Association Service Awards. The 2020 Distinguished Service Award Winners included: Michael W. Anderson (Accounting `92), senior vice president of operations for Churchill Downs Inc. Ruth Day (Accounting `85), chief information officer for the Commonwealth of Kentucky Fritz Skeen (Business Administration `72, MBA `73), previously employed at IBM Corp.
While the economic landscape seems to be changing daily, the spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and well at the Gatton College of Business and Economics. On April 27, a group of students in the Social Enterprise Scholars Honors Pathway participated in a dynamic online pitch competition. The students worked to develop business ideas that have a positive impact on real world issues.
As the nontraditional spring semester came to an end, the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics community gathered together to recognize and celebrate its faculty and staff accomplishments for Spring 2020. Dean Simon Sheather and Vice Dean Nicole Jenkins hosted a series of virtual celebrations to honor these achievements. Faculty Tenures & Promotions
Undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics are invited to apply for the 2021-2022 Nate Morris Fellowship. Applications are being accepted until June 1, 2021.
Monika Causholli has been invited to serve on the Editorial Board of The Accounting Review beginning June 1, 2020.
Jenny (Wang) Ulla, PhD candidate, and Ben Commerford, Assistant Professor in the Von Allmen School of Accountancy, have been awarded an Access to Audit Personnel research grant from the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) in Washington D. C. to study algorithms and their application in the auditing profession. The project is from Ms.
