We conducted a noninferiority, randomized controlled trial to compare first-time HIV testing rates among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender individuals who received a crowdsourced or a health marketing HIV test promotion video.
It’s not every day that students can walk through the halls of state government and shake hands with policymakers, but on January 26, a group of Kenan Scholars did just that.
Individuals tend to give losses approximately 2-fold the weight that they give gains. Such approximations of loss aversion (LA) are almost always measured in the stimulus domain of money, rather than objects or pictures. Recent work on preference-based decision-making with a schedule-less keypress task (relative preference theory, RPT) has provided a mathematical formulation for LA similar to that in prospect theory (PT), but makes no parametric assumptions in the computation of LA, uses a variable tied to communication theory (i.e., the Shannon entropy or information), and works readily with non-monetary stimuli.
On Wednesday, April 4, the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School will present a lecture by private equity guru and philanthropist Steve Schwarzman. The event, which is part of the 2017-18 Dean’s Speaker Series, will take place at 2:30 p.m. at the Kenan Center in Chapel Hill.
The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise has started a new Management Research Centers Papers series within the Management Research Network of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Find out what opportunities the institute has for you. Join us for the 2018 annual Welcome Reception in the Kenan Center Dining Room.
The SunTrust Foundation will give a nearly $1 million grant to NCGrowth, an affiliated center of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, to help create new jobs and stimulate transformative development in three high-potential communities in the Carolinas. These business incubators will help startup companies hire local workers in an effort to address issues such as unemployment, underemployment, low wages and significant poverty.
The panel invited women scholars to consider how feminist approaches have—and have not—made a difference in economic geography.
With an average of 20 new residents a day, Durham, North Carolina is booming. And no wonder. The boarded-up storefronts and abandoned warehouses of decades past have been transformed into trendy eateries and gleaming high-rises. A vibrant cultural scene, a burgeoning commercial district and a reputation for hipness have turned the city’s downtown area into the very picture of urban success.
...to create a Universal Property ID.25 While researchers would still need permission to use the various databases, the mapping would open up the potential for many new avenues of research...
Join leaders from the Kenan Institute and its affiliated centers for an informational meet-and-greet where you can enjoy light bites and drinks while learning more about how to get involved with the institute’s work.
On April 26, current Kenan scholars and former leadership fellows came together to present ongoing research projects and recognize past participants. The event also coincided with UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School's centennial celebration.
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.
As the middle class shrinks and consumer debt, education and healthcare costs increase, a national conversation has focused on the wealth gap within America and the realities of the American Dream.
Twice each year, NCGrowth showcases its clients, recent projects and upcoming work in a unique place. On Dec. 13, the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro hosted the event. Attendees learned about Asheboro, Randolph County and the broader Triad economy, and recent NCGrowth projects – and got to visit with some of the zoo’s animal inhabitants.
An inside look at the plenary sessions of the fourth annual Frontiers of Entrepreneurship conference, which convened practitioners, policymakers and academics to discuss the most challenging issues in the field of entrepreneurship and set the agenda for future research and policy.
Kevin J. Clark, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School alumnus and head of operational excellence for digital marketing at LinkedIn, shared his professional journey at the Kenan Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on February 14, 2020.
A panel of experts convened by UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and its affiliated Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise will be offering a press briefing via webinar on re-starting the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic. Join Tuesday, June 16, at 11 a.m. EDT.
...many imagined it to have. [/topsliderslide][topsliderslide kilink=”https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/concern/honors_theses/4b29bc02t?locale=en” kititle=”How Political News Moves Markets” kiimageurl=”https://kenaninstitute.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/iStock-458351045.jpg” ]The United States’ position on trade and the Federal Open Market Committee’s outlook both govern the pricing...