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Chinn named to Congressional Budget Office panel

June 28, 2011

International finance expert and University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of public affairs and economics Menzie Chinn has been appointed to a two-year term on the Congressional Budget Office’s Panel of Economic Advisors.

Analysis forecasts cuts in central city spending through 2013

April 21, 2011

Large cities in the United States are likely to reduce their per-capita spending by 7 percent from 2009 to 2013 due to the impact of the recession and the housing crisis, a forecast by a University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs economist and his co-authors suggests.

UW-Madison’s economic impact statewide hits $12.4 billion

March 30, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's profound impact on Wisconsin's economy, one that totals $12.4 billion annually, is detailed in a new report that underscores the importance of the university to the state's economic well being.

Endowed lectureship honors influential economist, artist wife

March 24, 2011

Susan Feigenbaum, professor of economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has established a lectureship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in honor of a mentor and his wife.

UW-Madison economist estimates two-year $3.1 billion deficit for Wisconsin

September 22, 2010

A new analysis suggests Wisconsin faces a budget deficit of at least $3.1 billion in the state's next two-year budget cycle - $400 million more than recently reported numbers.

Poverty institute hosts talks on globalization’s impact on Midwest, economic inequalities

April 29, 2010

The Institute for Research on Poverty will welcome two important figures to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in May to present seminars on economic issues that affect everyone but which hit the poor especially hard.

New book puts American welfare state in perspective

March 1, 2010

A new book called "Wealth and Welfare States: Is America a Laggard or a Leader?" explores the role of the welfare state in the overall wealth and well-being of nations and, in particular, looks at the American welfare state in comparison with other developed nations in Europe and elsewhere.

Foundation funds housing assistance research of three faculty members

March 1, 2010

Three Institute for Research on Poverty research affiliates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine the effects of Section 8 housing subsidy receipts on the economic self-sufficiency of low-income families and the educational opportunities of their children.

Diving milk prices cut state net farm income by more than half in 2009

January 19, 2010

Times were hard for farmers across the country in 2009, but they were harder than average for Wisconsin farmers.

National agribusiness news program to tape town-hall event

January 13, 2010

"Market to Market," the nation's longest-running agribusiness news show, will host a rural economic summit on Wednesday, Jan. 20, immediately following the Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum.

Property tax increases drive few elderly to move out of their homes

January 7, 2010

Few elderly homeowners are forced to move from their homes because of property tax increases, according to a new study from a University of Wisconsin–Madison public affairs researcher and economists at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

Economist takes on global debt crisis in classroom, book, blog

October 29, 2009

As the financial markets melted down last fall, University of Wisconsin–Madison economist Menzie Chinn says he was surprised not only by the depth of the economic downturn that set in, but also by the certainty of Monday-morning quarterbacking from observers of the government's response to the crisis.

Street markets are this professor’s laboratory

October 28, 2009

Alfonso Morales didn’t sit in a library to do research for his graduate degrees. Instead, he worked as a vendor in Chicago’s famed Maxwell Street Market, where he saw firsthand that public markets serve as fertile ground for entrepreneurs and new businesses, gathering places for communities and an entry point into the economy and society for new arrivals to the United States.

‘Office Hours’ provides update on state of the economy

August 31, 2009

Get an update on where the economy is headed by watching “Office Hours,” a half-hour weekly talk show on the Big Ten Network, which airs at 4 p.m. EST/3 p.m. CDT today (Monday, Aug. 31).

Latest Badger Poll results released

July 7, 2009

The latest results of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Badger Poll have been released.

Economics scholar points to a surging underground economy

April 13, 2009

With the tax-filing deadline just days away, a University of Wisconsin–Madison expert in the underground economy says that unpaid tax liability in the United States has likely ballooned to more than $600 billion.

Christensen gift funds economics chair

March 25, 2009

Laurits (Lau) Christensen, chair of the economic and engineering consulting firm Christensen Associates of Madison, has established a named faculty chair in the Department of Economics.

Christensen gift funds UW–Madison economics chair

March 12, 2009

Laurits (Lau) Christensen, chair of the economic and engineering consulting firm Christensen Associates of Madison, has established a named faculty chair in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Economics.

Curiosities: What’s the difference between an economic recession and a depression?

February 9, 2009

The “official” arbiter of recessions is the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a private, nonprofit research organization, comprising a number of top economists,…

Experts available to discuss the federal economic stimulus package

January 29, 2009

As federal lawmakers continue to debate the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA 2009), professional development experts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are available to discuss the impact of the legislation on the nation's infrastructure.