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The official Twitter feed of the Berry College Economics Department. Home of the head, the heart, and the invisible hand!
Mount Berry, Georgia
Joined January 2013
Their paper is very timely because just last week the WSJ had an op-ed on how NYC's STR restrictions has led to sky-high hotel room rates:.
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Draconian regulations on short-term rentals are a tax on tourism and an insult to city homeowners.
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Profs Marsella and Stephenson's paper has now been published:.
Congratulations to Profs Marsella and Stephenson and their coauthors on the publication of their paper "Short-term rental bans and the hotel industry: Evidence from New York City" in the European Journal of Political Economy.
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Prof. Stephenson's research is featured in this news article on the benefits flowing to cities hosting the NFL Draft:.
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(The Center Square) – Cities that host the NFL Draft have seen small increases in hotel revenue in recent years but those gains are far smaller than what is claimed
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Congratulations to Profs Marsella and Stephenson and their coauthors on the publication of their paper "Short-term rental bans and the hotel industry: Evidence from New York City" in the European Journal of Political Economy.
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Congratulations to Prof Meehan who assumed the department chair role on July 1.
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Congratulations to Prof Marsella for the publication of his article "The effect of the West Philadelphia Promise Zone on violent crime" in Contemporary Economic Policy.
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This paper examines the effect of the West Philadelphia Promise Zone initiative on violent crime rates in a high-crime area of West Philadelphia, where a series of educational, public-safety, and...
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Congratulations to Prof Meehan for his recent publication "Neoliberal ideology or rent seeking? What explains World Bank financing decisions?" in the Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice!.
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Financing decisions made by the World Bank are frequently criticized for their perceived alignment with the principles of the “Washington Consensus” or “neoliberal” free-market ideology. Critics...
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Two papers by Dean Heller and Prof Stephenson, one with recent grad Abi Aurobindo, on the economic impact of national political conventions were cited in this story on the 2024 convention in Milwaukee:.
carrollspaper.com
(The Center Square) – Economists who have studied the impact of national party conventions says a report from the marketing firm Tourism Economics does not accurately reflect the actual impact
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Earlier today, Prof Meehan was recognized for 10 years of service to Berry. Congratulations!
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Earlier today, Prof. Sharpe was recognized for 10 years of service to Berry. Congratulations!
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Earlier today, Dean Heller was recognized for 15 years of service to Berry. Congratulations!
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Congrats to Berrynomics grad @ClayCollins94 and Prof Stephenson for their new article "How does having a football program affect enrollment at small private colleges?" The paper was supported by Berry's Richards Undergraduate Research grant program.
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This paper examines the effects of fielding college football on enrollment and other aspects of NCAA Division III (DIII) institutions. Unlike larger Division I universities, DIII schools, which are...
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Dean Heller and Prof. Stephenson have a new paper out on MSA-level economic freedom and labor market conditions.
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By Lauren Heller, Dean Stansel & 1 more. Higher economic freedom was found to be associated with lower unemployment rates, higher employment-population ratios, and higher employment growth.
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These folks join recent grads who are currently enrolled at FSU and Emory as well as others who recently earned PhDs from UNC and WVU.
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Super proud of these folks for their patience and perseverance amid the chaos and stress of this admissions cycle. Many grad programs faced funding uncertainty and either turned down candidates they would normally accept or made more extensive use of waitlists.
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Congratulations to three Berrynomics grads who will be entering econ doctoral programs next fall. Alex Harley and Kyle Lowe, both class of '25, will enter Notre Dame and Florida State, respectively. Brooke Hansbrough ('23, 2023-2025 at Richmond Fed) will enroll at Cornell.
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Kudos to econ major Grace Lenox and her castmates for their staging of The Pajama Game last week! (BCTC photo.)
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Congratulations also to Payton Beaver who won the first-year writing award and junior Aiden Benoualid who won the G.D. Wilson Award.
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Kudos to our departmental award winners at yesterday's Honors Convocation:. J.W. Mixon Jr Outstanding Senior in Economics--Kyle Lowe and Ella Stevens. W.D. Sockwell Prize [for best research paper}--Alex Harley and Ethan Whiting. Congratulations to these outstanding seniors!.
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