Economics
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Study says Sarao may not have been responsible for flash crash
Bloomberg Business News wrote an article about a draft paper, "The Flash Crash: A New Deconstruction," by Eric Aldrich in economics, Greg Laughlin, astronomy and astrophysics, and a Stanford colleague that analyzes on a millisecond level the May 2010 “flash crash” that drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average down nearly 1,000 points. Reuters and the…
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Racial Identity, and Its Hostilities, Are on the Rise in American Politics
A New York Times columnist in a piece on working class voters referred to research by economics professor and department chair Rob Fairlie.
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Women started smaller percentage of U.S. businesses in 2014
A Wall Street Journal article on female entrepreneurs was based on a study by economics department chair Rob Fairlie. MSN.comalso published the article.
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After recession, wave of 'accidental' entrepreneurs
Economics department chair Rob Fairlie was featured in a CNBC report on the growth of entrepreneurs as a result of the great recession.
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UC Santa Cruz student dreams in three dimensions
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a profile of undergraduate Hasti Afsarifard, an economics major with a minor in technology and information management, who is working on 3-D printer technology.
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40 under 40: Professors Who Inspire
Nerd Wallet, an online personal finance site for millennials, selected assistant economics professor Alan Spearot as one of its "40 under 40: Professors Who Inspire" in its Nerd Scholar section.
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On their own: What explains the surge in self-employment?
The Economist interviewed Rob Fairlie, chair of economics, in an article on entrepreneurship. Separately, a report Fairlie authored for the Kauffman Foundation, the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, received widespread coverage nationally including a Dallas Morning News blog that mentioned Fairlie.
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Have Money, Won’t Travel: Why do investors prefer to put their money to work at home?
Writing in Nautilus magazine, associate professor of economics Thomas Wu explores the geographic choices investors make.
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Uncle Ben's secret recipe: Open the Fed's cookbook
Professor of economics Carl Walsh commented on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's legacy of transparency for a story on the radio program Marketplace.
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Yellen expected to be tapped as Fed chief Wednesday
The San Francisco Chronicle quoted economics professor Carl Walsh in an article on the expected nomination of Janet Yellen as chair of the Federal Reserve Board. The same article was also published by the Davis Enterprise.
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Stanford, UCSC study predicts oil demand to peak around 2035
The Santa Cruz Sentinel printed an article on economics professor Adam Millard-Bell's paper predicting a decline in the demand for oil.
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Buying a computer won’t raise your kids’ grades
The Wall Street Journal wrote about a paper published by economics professors Rob Fairlie and Jon Robinson on the educational outcomes of middle and high-school students using computers. The paper was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research and was also covered by Slate, UPI.com and HispanicBusiness.com.