Economics
- December 13, 2022
UC Santa Cruz scholar receives major new grant to support inclusive community development throughout California
As state and federal agencies are investing increasing funding in pandemic recovery, infrastructure development and initiatives to address climate change, a collaboration of renowned scholars led by UC Santa Cruz are working with community groups to ensure equity and inclusion are at the heart of these efforts.
- August 25, 2022
Political parties use gerrymandering to counteract shifting voter preferences in key battleground states
Research that focused on battleground states suggests that whichever party controls the redistricting process in the state legislature engineers an 11 percentage point increase in its probability of winning a U.S. House race in the next election. And these advantages often run counter to the will of voters.
- August 19, 2022
Economics Professor Robert Fairlie takes home the Bradford-Osborne Research Award for the second year in a row
The annual award recognizes the best peer-reviewed paper on diversity and entrepreneurship, and Fairlie was honored for his years-long research on the lack of access to capital for Black-owned startups compared to white-owned startups.
- March 21, 2022
Economics Professor Rob Fairlie testifies before committee in U.S. House of Representatives to share research on Paycheck Protection Program
Fairlie testified on his latest research, which showed that changes to the Paycheck Protection Program in 2021 helped to improve racial equity in loan distribution.
- January 13, 2022
Appetite for entrepreneurship leads alum to launch successful meal-prep business
Economics alumnus Andy Sartori, a Sacramento Business Journal 40 under 40 honoree, helps people eat with purpose.
- January 13, 2022
Economics professor takes deep dive into challenges and opportunities of climate change
The widespread impacts of climate change raise urgent and critical questions.
