First, the good news. Given what we know about current economic conditions, it is likely that the consumer inflation rate has peaked in the U.S. for the current cycle. Recent inflation reports on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Implicit Price Deflator, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure, show a jump to new 40-year highs in March but signs of moderation in coming months. For example, consumer goods with very large 12-month cost runups such as used cars and food away from home are starting to see prices moderate. Likewise, prices of important household goods like apparel, furnishings, prescription drugs and recreation commodities (think TVs and Pelotons) are flattening. Furthermore, some important energy prices such as crude oil and gasoline have stabilized in April after jumps in the first quarter. So, while inflation will surely remain elevated for some time, it is unlikely to get much worse.
Friday morning’s employment report beat expectations, showing that the U.S. economy added 372,000 jobs in June. That runs counter to other economic indicators at a time when high inflation is hurting consumers’ wallets and some see a recession on the horizon.
This event will be rescheduled and offered as a webinar. More information on the date and time will be provided soon. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact the event administrator, Kim Allen via email at Kim_Allen@kenan-flagler.unc.edu.
During this panel, business owners and operators will hear from a panel of experts regarding leadership, financial and operational adjustments need to make in your business during this time of “the new normal.” Attendees will receive a survey two days before the session to let panelists know the questions you would like addressed.
During this panel, business owners and operators will hear from a panel of experts regarding leadership, financial and operational adjustments need to make in your business during this time of “the new normal.” Attendees will receive a survey two days before the session to let panelists know the questions you would like addressed.
Hear from Kenan Institute and affiliated experts about why the time is now for a deep-dive exploration of stakeholder capitalism and ESG investing – forces which have already begun shaping business and economic outcomes on a global scale.
Yes, says this WSJ Pro Private Equity column on proposed SEC rules for private fund performance metrics. But Executive Director Greg Brown says it’s just a matter of time before public market benchmarks are more widely used.
Institute Executive Director Greg Brown offered his analysis of the June 2 employment report and talked about why now may be a good time to tackle the country’s spending and revenue issues.
Following last week’s debate about the overheating economy, Kenan Institute experts return this week for round two – this time focusing on policy. Kenan Institute Executive Director Greg Brown and Chief Economist Gerald Cohen debate the pandemic’s influence on U.S. fiscal policies.
Following last week’s debate about the overheating economy, Kenan Institute experts return this week for round two – this time focusing on policy. Check out highlights of Kenan Institute Executive Director Greg Brown and Chief Economist Gerald Cohen's debate of the pandemic’s influence on U.S. fiscal policies.
Join us to hear from Seth Lloyd, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics at MIT, as he shares his findings on quantum algorithms for analyzing financial data and predicting time series
Society faces a series of major problems, such as climate change, which require transformative technological change as part of the solution. From our 2022 Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Conference, MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Jacquelyn Pless, Duke University Professor Emeritus Eric Toone and Kenan Institute Chief Economist Gerald Cohen explore the potential and limits of entrepreneurship in solving these problems.
Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow Lubos Pastor of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business weighs in on the significant increase in ESG investing over the past decade, as well as the causes and implications of that going forward.
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor Camelia Kuhnen was among a group of economists who answered questions for a survey on stakeholder capitalism by the Initiative on Global Markets at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Considering one statement – “Effective mechanisms for boards of directors to ensure that CEOs act in ways that balance the interests of all stakeholders would be straightforward to introduce” – Kuhnen objected strongly
“Entrepreneurship as a field is remarkably multidisciplinary,” said Paige Ouimet, an associate professor of finance at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. “I think we all know this. Just look around the room.”
In a continuing effort to examine the business sector's contributions to inclusive economic growth, the second annual Conference on Market-Based Solutions for Reducing Wealth Inequality will bring top researchers and private sector representatives to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 25-26.
The Frank H. Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise hosted its inaugural North Carolina Investment Forum (NCIF) November 1, 2017, at the Kenan Center on the campus of the University of...
FoodCon is a daylong event focused on the business of sustainable food with a goal of bringing together a diverse audience of students, community members, and business professionals who have a shared interest in the sustainable food industry. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Net Impact students (Elisa Elkind and Brianne Abramowicz, both MBA ’15) had an idea in 2014 to host a conference to talk about the business of sustainable food. Since then, their idea has grown to include partner schools, who each take a turn to co-host the event, Duke University and NC State. This event is a collaborative effort between the three schools that surpasses ‘Tobacco Road’ rivalries. The 2017 event came back to UNC Kenan-Flagler with a theme of ‘Good For All: Sustainable. Profitable. Accessible.’
This invitation-only symposium will be similar in structure and style to the longstanding PERC Symposium held in the fall in Chapel Hill. This event will supplement and bring new topics to light in the ever-expanding field of private equity research.
Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow Emmanuel Yimfor of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business tells leaders that when there are no win-win solutions among stakeholders, it’s important to explain the issues that are at the heart of stakeholder capitalism.