Stories Tagged ‘Economics’ 
Addy Named Director of UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research
Dr. Samuel N. Addy has been named director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama.
Swofford Named UA NAA Vice President
Stephen K. Swofford has been named vice president of District 6 for The University of Alabama National Alumni Association for 2006-2007.
UA’s State Data Center Reports on New Census Data that Looks at Alabama’s Black-Owned Businesses
Revenues generated by the Alabama's 28,666 black-owned businesses generated an estimated $1.65 billion in revenues, according to a new report, Survey of Business Owners: Black-Owned Firms: 2002, released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Economic, Spending Growth Expected in 2006; UA to Present Economic Outlook Conference Jan. 24
The coming year looks to be a good one for the state’s economy, according to analysts at the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama.
Alabama Housing Affordabilty Down Again as Market Shows Signs of Slowing, According to UA Real Estate Center
The Alabama Housing Affordability Index for the third quarter of 2005 declined 7 percentage points from the second quarter, the second consecutive decrease in the index this year, according to The University of Alabama's Real Estate Research and Education Center.
UA’s Agrawal Co-Authors FMA’s ‘Best Paper;’ Research Examines Analyst Conflicts and Stock Recommendations
A paper co-authored by Dr. Anup Agrawal, professor of finance and holder of the William A. Powell Chair of Finance and Banking at The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce, has received the "Best Paper" award at the recent Financial Management Association meeting in Chicago.
Has the Housing Market Peaked? UA Analysts Say Recent Trends are ‘Worrisome’
Existing single-family home sales in Alabama declined by 3.7 percent in September with 5,435 units sold, down from 5,641 units in August, according to the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center at The University of Alabama.
UA’s 2006 Economic Conference Scheduled
Tim Alford, director of Alabama’s Office of Workforce Development, will be the luncheon speaker at the 2006 Economic Outlook Conference, presented by The University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research. The conference is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Montgomery.
UA Professor Co-Authors Book Applying Business Principles to Terrorism Activity
A new book co-authored by Dr. Walter Enders, a University of Alabama economics professor, applies business principles to terrorism and is receiving high praise from analysts and authorities on the war on terrorism. The book, "The Political Economy of Terrorism," is now available.
NSF Awards Alabama EPSCoR Grant to Develop Katrina Recovery Plan for Education
The National Science Foundation has awarded the Alabama Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, headquartered at The University of Alabama, a grant to coordinate development of a Hurricane Katrina recovery plan for educational research initiatives damaged within Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
UA’s CBER Publication Earns Award of Excellence from Association for Business, Economic Research
For the fourth time in less than 10 years, the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama has received the Award of Excellence in Publications from the National Association for University Business and Economic Research for the Alabama Economic Outlook.
Project R.O.S.E. Ceases Operations
The state of Alabama used oil education and outreach program, Project R.O.S.E. (Recycled Oil Saves Energy), will cease operations Sept. 30, 2005.
UA Professor Receives Atlas Economic Research Foundation Award
Dr. James Otteson, chair of the philosophy department at The University of Alabama, will be awarded the seventh in a series of prizes from the Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Orders at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation.
UA, Graduate Student Matching Black Belt Seamstresses with Employment
The University of Alabama Office of Community Affairs recently announced funding assistance for "Planting Stitches," a startup non-profit organization that provides economic development opportunities for women living in the Black Belt region.
Deborah Hamilton Receives UA’s Miles Excellence Award
Deborah Hamilton, project manager for The University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research, has been awarded the 2005 Dr. Minnie C. Miles Endowed Excellence Award.
UA Social Work Lecture to Focus on Baby Boomers’ Impact on Federal Budget
Dr. Bruce S. Jansson, professor of social policy at the University of Southern California and noted historian of the U.S. federal budget process, will present "From Boomers to Bust? Some Implications of Boomers' Rising Costs for American Society in Coming Decades," Monday, March 14 at noon in 104 Little Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
Alabama Economy, Employment Stronger in 2005, According to UA Business Center’s Forecast
Alabama's economy is expected to grow by 3.3 percent this year, according to the first quarter 2005 forecast from the Center for Business and Economic Research at The University of Alabama.
Op-Ed: Alabama Poverty Project Offers New Hope to the Old Problem of Poverty in Alabama
Amidst the Christmas festivities as 2004 came to a close, the facts revealed in the widely-circulated mid-December newspaper article, "More Alabamians live in poverty than in 2000", were nothing to celebrate and certainly do not honor the one whose birthday most of us were celebrating. Fifteen percent of our citizens, nearly 700,000, and 22 percent of our children, well over 200,000, live below the poverty line. When you add to that the many families struggling just above poverty who are one paycheck, layoff, divorce or health setback from sinking into poverty, the picture becomes more tragic.
Census Shows One County in Alabama Without Double-Digit Poverty; State’s Poverty Grows, According to UA Center
Shelby County, Alabama's fastest growing county, can now add another superlative to its bragging list: In the poverty estimates released Monday by the Census Bureau for the year 2002, Shelby County is the only county in Alabama that doesn't have double-digit poverty rates, according to the State Data Center at The University of Alabama.
UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research Sets 2005 Economic Outlook Conference; RSA’s Bronner to Speak
The University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research will host its 16th annual Economic Outlook Conference in January.
Economics Professor Walter Enders Selected for UA’s Prestigious Blackmon-Moody Award
Dr. Walter Enders, professor of economics and Lee Bidgood Chair of Economics and Finance, has been selected as the 2004 recipient of The University of Alabama's Frederick Moody Blackmon-Sarah McCorkle Moody Outstanding Professor Award.
‘How to Change the World’ Author Comes to UA to Meet Honors Students, University Community
What business entrepreneurs are to the economy, social entrepreneurs are to social change, says author David Bornstein. They are the driven, creative individuals who question the status quo, exploit new opportunities, refuse to give up – and remake the world for the better, Bornstein says in his latest book, "How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas" (Oxford University Press, 2003).