Camelia Kuhnen, Kenan Institute director of research and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School finance professor, speaks to consumer sentiment during the institute's May 3 economic briefing.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has named Dr. James H. Johnson Jr., William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship and director of the Kenan Institute-affiliated Urban Investment Strategies Center, to the newly created Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force.
As states reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, experts are looking to consumer spending as an indicator of a return to normalcy. But consumers need to both be safe and feel safe for nonessential activities and spending to resume. Kenan Institute Director of Research and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor Christian Lundblad spoke with WABC 11 News about this phenomenon, and how the institute is tracking it through a new data dashboard.
Much has been made of presumed profit shifting by U.S.-based multinationals to foreign countries, particularly the ramifications of the practice on the U.S. tax base. In this video, Jennifer Blouin, professor of accounting at The Wharton School, discusses research that shows profit shifting is actually less deleterious to the country’s corporate tax base than is often believed.
A July 2020 analysis conducted by the Urban Institute estimated states would lose $200 billion in tax revenue through the June 2021 fiscal period due to COVID-19. How states manage this shortfall will impact individuals and businesses. In partnership with the AICPA, our expert panel will share the latest revenue projections and provide insight into actions states are and will be taking to increase revenue.
In a recent Triangle Business Journal article, Urban Investment Strategies Center Director Jim Johnson and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor Jeanne Milliken Bonds discuss why Americans are increasingly turning to companies with purpose and ethics, and provide a corporate reputational equity checklist to help organizations move toward greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices.
In partnership with the AICPA, the UNC Tax Center's expert panel will share an overall economic outlook for 2021, a look at the Biden administration’s expected tax policy direction, the tax legislative outlook for 2021 and beyond and possible administrative and regulatory actions.
From research to teaching to community, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Associate Professor Mahka Moeen always has an eye on innovation and creative adaptation. Learn about her inspired – and inspiring – approach to her work in this recent article.
On Feb. 8, Peloton Co-founder John Foley announced his plans to step down as CEO and become its executive chairman – but can such a move help or hurt a company’s future? Entrepreneurship Center Faculty Director and UNC Professor Chris Bingham and UNC Kenan-Flagler Ph.D. graduate Travis Howell share their perspectives with NPR Marketplace.
Urban Investment Strategies Center Director Jim Johnson and UNC Professor Jeanne Milliken Bonds assess the link between childcare systems and U.S. economic and social health, highlighting the way the pandemic has underscored the critical connection – especially in rural and low-income communities.
This profile of Professor Olga Hawn, faculty director of the institute’s Center for Sustainable Enterprise, highlights her journey, latest research and exploration of the “different shades of green” in business today.
The popular podcast featured research conducted by Professor Andra Ghent and her colleagues on the work-at-home technology boom and its consequences.
UNC Tax Center’s Professor Jeff Hoopes weighs in on recent revelations about how America’s wealthiest individuals pay little to no income tax.
Director of Research Christian Lundblad and Professor Paige Ouimet examine why some businesses are struggling to fill open positions amid the economic recovery.
Businesses such as Nike and Oracle are happy to let you work from home – just not in Colorado. UNC Kenan-Flagler Professor of Finance Paige Ouimet weighs in on why.
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor of Finance and CREATE Faculty Director Maryann Feldman's latest report – co-authored with Simona Iammarino, Carolin Ioramashvili and Frederick Guy – is leading coverage of the ways in which Big Tech is...
Adam Reed, professor of finance and Julian Price Distinguished Scholar of Finance with UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, comments on the Reddit-fueled GameStop trading frenzy.
Maryann Feldman, the S.K. Heninger Distinguished Professor in the UNC Department of Public Policy and faculty director of Kenan Institute affiliated center CREATE, testified before the House Subcommittee on Research and Technology on Wednesday.
Purpose is the corporate buzzword of today, with politicians, the public and even shareholders calling on businesses to serve wider society. But purpose is also controversial, because companies have a responsibility to deliver returns to investors. Is there a trade-off between purpose and profit, or is it possible for companies to achieve both? The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise hosted a virtual talk featuring London Business School Finance Professor Alex Edmans, who critically examined the case for purposeful business using rigorous evidence and real-life examples to show what works – and, importantly, what doesn’t. He discussed practical ways for businesses of all sizes to put purpose into practice, how investors and citizens can play their part, and how we can distinguish businesses that are truly purposeful from those that are greenwashing.