Education boosts entrepreneurship in high growth industries
A new study by John Winters, professor of economics, indicates more education boosts entrepreneurship, especially for women.
Tag: Department of Economics
Trade, migration will affect how states, countries adapt to climate change
Climate change will also have economic impacts, according to a new study.
Global hunger, carbon emissions could both spike if war limits grain exports
Research team studies how the war in Ukraine could worsen food insecurity and increase carbon emissions.
Startups near state lines gravitate toward side with lower property tax
Peter Orazem, University Professor in Economics, led the study which was published in the journal Small Business Economics.
Graduate programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report
Statistics program secures top-10 rank and several LAS programs improve from previous ranking.
CATEGORIES: Honored
Peter Orazem honored with 2022 Faculty-Staff Inspiration award
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
January temperatures linked to immigrant entrepreneurship
Department of Economics Professor John Winters and Ph.D. Candidate Jun Yeong Lee discover ‘surprising’ correlations in U.S. Census Bureau data.
CATEGORIES: Published
Chad Hart featured on PBS’s ‘Iowa Press’
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’