Chief Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Research Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Research Fellow, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Professor of the Practice, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
China’s venture capital funding has contracted significantly since mid-2018. According to Christian Lundblad, director of research at the Kenan Institute, this is a byproduct of U.S. trade policy, some domestic Chinese investment policy and the usual ups and downs in a developing market.
On January 18-19, 2018, the Frank H. Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and its affiliated Center for Entrepreneurial Studies will convene a highly curated group of 100 thought leaders to discuss leading-edge research on private business ventures and explore ways to sustain and advance entrepreneurship.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) allowed for the creation of Opportunity Zones (OZs) — specially designated census tracts encompassing low-income neighborhoods meant to stimulate investment through large tax incentives. But critics say the program has not spurred additional investment as much as rewarded politically connected investors. In this Kenan Insight, we investigate what role, if any, bias and political party affiliation plays in the selection of OZs.
In the institute's April 4 briefing, Research Director Camelia Kuhnen dissected consumer confidence and sentiment data with an emphasis on growing pessimism among young people and answered questions on potential economic effects of new tariffs.
Plants become more efficient, decision-making is centralized, but access to real-time data may “Uberize” workforce according to new research from UNC Tax Center Research Scholar Eva Labro and her colleagues.
In this paper, we propose a research agenda for psychologists in general, and scholars of culture and negotiations in particular, to address the key challenges of dealing with an increasingly globalized world from a psychological perspective. Building on an understanding of globalization in terms of cultural and subjective matters, we propose three research domains in which psychology scholars can contribute to a further understanding of our global society: (a) the effects of global contact on cognition and behavior; (b) hybridization and human agency; and (c) new forms of cooperation.
Join us for the Kenan Institute’s monthly virtual press briefing at 9 a.m. EDT this Friday, July 7, as institute Chief Economist Gerald Cohen offers his insights on the labor market and the decision facing the Federal Reserve.
Is there an interest rate cut coming at the Fed’s meeting this month? Kenan Institute Research Fellow Christian Lundblad will discuss during the Kenan Institute’s monthly briefing at 9 AM EDT Friday, September 6.
Kenan Institute Research Fellow Greg Brown will discuss the effects of a slowing economy during the institute’s monthly virtual briefing at 9 a.m. EST this Friday, Aug. 2.
Kenan Institute Research Director Camelia Kuhnen will explore consumer confidence and sentiment, federal policy uncertainty, and economic activity during the institute’s monthly virtual briefing at 9 AM EDT Friday, April 4.
Dive into the Kenan Institute’s monthly virtual press briefing on Friday, Jan. 10, as institute Chief Economist Gerald Cohen explores economic trends to watch for 2025.
We can't call it a recession yet but join Kenan Institute Research Economist Sarah Dickerson as she addresses a mixed bag of economic news during the institute’s monthly briefing at 9 AM EDT Friday, May 2.
Kenan Institute Research Director Camelia Kuhnen will discuss consumer confidence along with recent changes in the labor market and inflation during the institute’s monthly virtual briefing at 9 AM EST Friday, December 6.
Will uncertainty over new administration policy dent the economy? Kenan Institute Research Fellow Greg Brown will look at this question and more during the institute’s monthly virtual briefing at 9 AM EST Friday, February 7.