This event will feature leading business leaders, academic researchers and public sector financial regulators to discuss emerging trends, issues and opportunities in the financial technology sector. The symposium will include discussions of the future of the fintech space, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and other emerging technologies, as well as regulatory issues affecting this rapidly evolving market.
Courtney Edwards, associate director of the Kenan Institute-affiliated UNC Tax Center, offered up her expertise in a recent WalletHub article highlighting the best U.S. states for retirement this year. "Taxes are an important consideration for so many decisions individuals make and should not be overlooked when deciding where to retire," Edwards said.
St. Ledger’s speech focused on what she called the “high-growth mindset,” referring to taking advantage of opportunities that allow an individual to stretch beyond their perceived capabilities. St. Ledger said that adopting this mindset has been key to her personal and professional success.
On Oct. 12, Kenan Scholars Chris Karras, Emily Arnold, Victor Brown and Jack Noble presented the work they completed during their public sector summer internships at the Kenan Institute Asia in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Kenan Institute Director’s Council is a forum of corporate executives, academic researchers and policymakers committed to the institute’s mission of leveraging private enterprise for the public good. Their participation helps support core initiatives of entrepreneurship, dynamic economies and global commerce by funding programs, research and graduate student fellows.
Speakers, panels and rocket presentations by experts in entrepreneurship will discuss best practice approaches to teaching and ways of incorporating innovation into the higher education system.
Speed networking is networking with a twist. It’s a quick and entertaining way for scholars and mentors to meet. This year’s Board of Mentors members include local political leaders, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School professors and business owners and professionals.
Private equity firms now manage commitments of nearly US$3.4t globally, up from less than US$500b in 2000, and in a significant shift new capital from private markets has surpassed for capital raised in public markets for the first time ever.
When the federal government, state governments, industry, foundations and nonprofit organizations support scientific research, they do so with the goal of uncovering innovations and advancing science. But what about private donors?
“Look for your North Star.” “Chase success rather than run from failure.” “Success typically includes failure.” These are just a few of the drops of wisdom that Kenan Scholars program mentors shared at the year’s first mentor panel discussion.
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 examining the origins of innovation and how UNC and its affiliated programs are helping systems and individuals cope with the current crisis. Join Tuesday, April 7, at 11 a.m. EDT.
Using a sample of the 48 contiguous United States, we consider the problem of forecasting state and local governments’ revenues and expenditures in real time using models that feature mixed-frequency data. We find that single-equation mixeddata sampling (MIDAS) regressions that predict low-frequency fiscal outcomes using high-frequency economic data historically outperform both traditional fiscal forecasting models and theoretically motivated multi-equation models.
Commercial real estate is a major asset class, with an estimated value of more than $12 trillion in the U.S. alone. But the stay-at-home orders and business closures precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic have the potential to negatively – and disastrously – affect commercial properties. What will the short- and long-term impacts be, which types of properties will be hardest hit and what policies can be put in place to help stem the tide of losses? UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor and Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies Faculty Advisor Andra Ghent and her colleagues examine these issues in this week’s Kenan Insight.
Governors across the United States have reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing state-level executive actions to address a range of issues provoked by the crisis. Although it is too early to gauge the long-term effects of the pandemic and states’ responses to it, this Kenan Insight provides a preliminary analysis of actions governors have taken thus far, to help inform policymaking going forward.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 established a new program called “Opportunity Zones” that created tax advantages for investment locating in Census tracts with relatively low income or high poverty. Importantly, only 25% of eligible tracts in each state could be designated as an Opportunity Zone. We use detailed establishment-level data and a difference-in-difference (DiD) approach to identify the designation of a tract as an Opportunity Zone on job creation.
As the historic 2020 U.S. presidential election draws nearer, voters are taking stock of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on their lives and livelihoods, and demanding that policymakers present their plans for economic recovery. In this Kenan Insight, we look at the major forces reshaping the U.S. economy and offer suggestions for forging an intentional and equitable path forward.
In our previous Kenan Insight, we outlined the major findings in our recent report, Seven Forces Reshaping the Economy. This week, we explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended education and childcare, ushering in changes to both that will last far beyond the current crisis.
On Sept. 9-11, the Kenan Institute co-hosted our second Black Communities Conference with the Institute of African American Research in downtown Durham, North Carolina. Attendees came from around the world to collaborate across disciplines. Black Communities is a a vibrant and uniquely important gathering featuring panel discussions, local tours, film screenings, workshops, keynotes and more. Our core mission is to foster collaboration among Black communities and universities for the purpose of enhancing Black community life.
The Black Communities Conference, a.k.a. #BlackCom2019, is a vibrant and uniquely important gathering featuring panel discussions, local tours, film screenings, workshops, keynotes and more. Our core mission is to foster collaboration among Black communities and universities for the purpose of enhancing Black community life and furthering the understanding of Black communities. Black Communities: A Conference for Collaboration is co-hosted by the Institute of African American Research and the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.