Felipe Benguria's paper "The Matching and Sorting of Exporting and Importing Firms: Theory and Evidence" has been published by the Journal of International Economics. The paper studies the response of US exporters to the US-Colombia free trade agreement.
In the recently published paper, "Who Publishes in Economic Education? A Bibliographic Analysis of the First 50 Years of the Journal of Economic Education," authors Paul W. Grimes and Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. examined the characteristics of authors who published academic articles in the Journal of Economic Education (JEE) during its first 50 years. They identify economists who were most productive in developing economic education as a specialized field.
University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research (UKCPR) Director James Ziliak will chair a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine panel tasked with evaluating and recommending improvements to the nation’s Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). The SPM is used by the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to improve understanding of how lower income people are affected by the economy.
Describing the many ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic affected Kentucky’s economy, the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) — the applied economic research branch of the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky — released its 49th Kentucky Annual Economic Report today.
Martin School of Public Policy and Administration Associate Professor David Agrawal has been named Editor in Chief of International Tax and Public Finance (ITAX). ITAX is one of the leading journals in public economics and emphasizes research on inter-jurisdictional policy issues.
We spoke to Economics Senior Lecturer Darshak Patel about the upcoming Econ Games Virtual competition. The first round begins on March 5. Learn more. When was the Econ Games founded and how did the idea come about?
The latest issue of the American Economic Review: Insights features Felipe Benguria's latest publication, "After the Panic: Are Financial Crises Demand or Supply Shocks? Evidence from International Trade."
Chuck Courtemanche and Aaron Yelowitz’ research, “Strong Social Distancing Measures In The United States Reduced The COVID-19 Growth Rate” was the third most read article in 2020 in
Gail Hoyt has begun serving a three-year term on the Committee on Economic Education for the American Economic Association. On Jan. 6, she led a virtual workshop on “Creating Interactive and Inclusive Lectures in Economics” for the association’s continuing education workshop, EDUCATE (Expanding Diversity in Undergraduate Classes with Advancements in the Teaching of Economics).
