School hosts health economics conference
Junior and senior economists discussed the latest health economics research at the fourth annual Midwest Health Economics Conference hosted by the La Follette School in April. Read more ...
Reschovsky to retire, continue tax policy research
Andrew Reschovsky has spent his career exploring how tax policies affect individuals and the various ways in which state and local governments are financed. Although the government finance expert is retiring from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, his research schedule remains full. Read more ...
Campus honors Wolfe with named professorship
La Follette School professor Barbara (Bobbi) Wolfe has won one of eight Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named professorships. The economist is now the Richard A. Easterlin Professor of Health Economics. Read more ...
Alum to speak on ‘fiscal democracy’
La Follette School alum and economist Eugene Steuerle will discuss fiscal democracy in a seminar on Tuesday, April 2, at 12:30 p.m. in 8417 Sewell Social Sciences. His talk is called “Restoring ‘Fiscal Democracy’ and Securing a Brighter Future for Our Kids & the Nation.” Read more ...
Economist to discuss foreign reserve accumulation
Banque de France economist Gong Cheng will give a talk titled “A Growth Perspective on Foreign Reserve Accumulation” on Wednesday, March 20, at 1:30 p.m. in 7324 Sewell Social Sciences. Read more ...
Analysis debunks currency policy tenet
The argument that more flexibility in the exchange rate regime speeds up current account adjustment is not true, recent analysis by economist Menzie Chinn suggests. Read more ...
Distinguished economist Don Nichols dies
Donald Nichols, whose tenure leading the La Follette School of Public Affairs helped shape Wisconsin's economic development, died February 15 at age 72. Read more ...
Alum to give population health seminar
2002 alum and economics professor Chad Cotti will give the Population Health seminar at noon on Monday, November 26, in 1309 Health Services Learning Center. Read more ...
Economist to explore fiscal policy at alumni gathering in Milwaukee
What’s best for the economy in the short and the long term is the subject of a presentation being given as part of a gathering for alumni and friends on Wednesday, October 10, at the Milwaukee Athletic Club, 758 North Broadway. Read more ...
Cities face revenue declines
While state governments are recovering from the severe budget crises caused by the Great Recession, city governments continue to face reduced revenues from the property tax and from state and federal grants, economist Andrew Reschovsky says. Read more ...