Andrew Jonelis, an Economics Ph.D. student, recently had a paper on which he was a co-author cited in the Finanical Times. The paper, on African government debt, was written while Andrew was an intern an the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the summer of 2016.
For centuries, agriculture professionals such as farmers and ranchers have experienced success and failure when attempting to produce a quality crop. More often than not, poor crop production isn’t due to a farmer’s lack of effort or their piece of land, but because of the weather. And although weather technology has evolved over time, the improbability of predicting precise weather conditions has plagued many farmers.
Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise Director Dr. Aaron Yelowitz talked to KCBS Radio out of San Francisco on July 27, 2017 about the cost to Chipotle from a worker who came to work with the Norovirus and company sick leave policies.
Chong Wang’s paper, “Thick as Thieves: Reciprocity between Compensation Peers” (with Paquita Davis-Friday and Nicole Thorne Jenkins) has been accepted for presentation at the 2017 American Accounting Association annual meeting.
Monika Causholli has been appointed to the editorial board of Contemporary Accounting Research beginning in May 1, 2017.
Jon Wuerzburger knew since the age of eight that he wanted to serve in the United States Air Force. But he also aspired to one day become a Wildcat because of family ties back in Kentucky. After serving as an aircraft mechanic and the youngest C-17 flying crew chief in the Air Force, he decided to pursue his higher education goals at the University of Kentucky as a management major in the Gatton College of Business and Economics.
Gatton freshman and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Andrew Hatfield, from Somerset, Ky., was honored at halftime of the University of Kentucky men's basketball game vs. LSU on February 7. Hatfield is working towards his accounting degree.
Aaron Yelowitz, Associate Professor of Economics at University of Kentucky and Associate Director for the Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise appearing on WKYT on January 11, 2017 discussing President-elect Trumps economic policies and effects on Kentuckians. To watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0oIx1gOPM8&feature=youtu.be.
Aaron Yelowitz, Associate Professor of Economics at University of Kentucky and Associate Director for the Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise appearing on The CW on December 30, 2016 discussing the Affordable Care Act and "death spirals." To watch see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLtkzdfOscU&feature=youtu.be
Nathaniel R. "Nate" Morris, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Rubicon Global, and Gatton College of Business and Economics Entrepreneur-in-Residence, was featured in the January 24, 2017 issue of Forbes magazine.
