Education boosts entrepreneurship in high growth industries
A new study by John Winters, professor of economics, indicates more education boosts entrepreneurship, especially for women.
A new study by John Winters, professor of economics, indicates more education boosts entrepreneurship, especially for women.
Climate change will also have economic impacts, according to a new study.
Research team studies how the war in Ukraine could worsen food insecurity and increase carbon emissions.
Peter Orazem, University Professor in Economics, led the study which was published in the journal Small Business Economics.
Statistics program secures top-10 rank and several LAS programs improve from previous ranking.
Peter Orazem, University Professor of Economics, has been selected to receive a 2022 Faculty-Staff Inspiration award. This honor recognizes current and former Iowa State faculty and staff members who had a significant influence on their students. Potential award winners are nominated by former students and final selections are chosen by the ISU Alumni Association Awards … Continue reading Peter Orazem honored with 2022 Faculty-Staff Inspiration award
Department of Economics Professor John Winters and Ph.D. Candidate Jun Yeong Lee discover ‘surprising’ correlations in U.S. Census Bureau data.
Chad Hart, a professor in the Department of Economics, was featured on “Iowa Press,” a local public television program presented by Iowa PBS. During the roundtable, Hart discussed Iowa’s record corn crop, climate change and the federal government’s efforts to expand meat and poultry processing. The federal government recently dedicated $150 million to expanding small … Continue reading Chad Hart featured on PBS’s ‘Iowa Press’
Dave Swenson, a research scientist in the Department of Economics, was quoted in a recent Newsweek article, “John Deere Workers Hit the Picket Lines as Company Expected to Report Record Profits.” The Associated Press originally published the article, in which Swenson outlines how Deere’s strong sales may impact the company’s ability to meet the demands … Continue reading Dave Swenson quoted in Newsweek