The farther away from a city a person is raised, the more likely they are to climb the economic ladder. Economists also found that community characteristics associated with upward mobility actually have different effects in rural and urban locations.
Eric Woelkers, a mechanical engineering and Schreyer’s Honors College student, has been named the Penn State College of Engineering's student marshal for the summer 2018 commencement ceremony.
Jon McKellar, of Exton, Pennsylvania, will be honored as the student marshal for the Eberly College of Science during Penn State's summer 2018 commencement ceremonies, set for Aug. 11 at University Park.
Penn State alumni William and Kathryn Donato have made a $250,000 gift — which the University matched 2:1 for a total of $750,000 — to create the Donato Family Open Doors Honors Scholarship, which will support Schreyer Scholars who meet financial requirements for need through the Complete Penn State program.
Estimates of inflation rates guide decisions on a range of policy moves, from cost-of-living adjustments in Social Security to whether interest rates should be raised or lowered. A team of economists are suggesting that the way housing rents are assessed in official inflation indexes may mean the actual inflation rate is inaccurate. They are working to create an alternative inflation rate index that addresses this inaccuracy.
Labeed Almani, of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be honored as the student marshal for the Eberly College of Science during Penn State's summer commencement ceremonies Aug. 12 on the University Park campus. Almani will graduate with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics, finance, and economics, and a minor in statistics.
Jonathan Eaton, Penn State distinguished professor of economics, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Eaton is one of 228 newly elected members, and one of two Penn Staters, announced on April 12
Max Crowley and Damon Jones of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State, have penned an article, "A Framework for Valuing Investments in a Nurturing Society: Opportunities for Prevention," featuring a new measurement strategy that can aid policymakers and researchers alike in assessing multi-system service utilization, including public education, social services, criminal justice, healthcare, and tax systems.
For five weeks this fall, Penn State will host a special visitor through a U.S. Department of State exchange: Margarita Zobnina, a leading scholar on entrepreneurship and business development from Moscow. Penn State welcomes Zobnina through the Department of State’s Professional Fellows Program, which connects U.S. organizations with world-class leaders for short-term exchange and collaboration.
Penn State Harrisburg will present an panel titled “Economic Policies of Presidential Candidates” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Olmsted Building Galley Lounge on campus. The panel is part of the campus' Academic Perspective on Current Events series.
The Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has named Ricardo Henrique Sosa as its fall 2015 student marshal. He will lead the college’s procession of graduates during Penn State's undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 19 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Sosa selected Antonio Nieto, associate professor of mining engineering, to escort him as faculty marshal. Sosa is graduating with highest distinction with a bachelor’s degree in energy business and finance and a bachelor’s degree in economics.
During his four and a half years at Penn State, senior Andrew Smiddy said he has seized as many opportunities to get involved in student organizations as possible to stay focused and driven academically, but also to serve his passion as an outgoing leader and mentor.
After completing a summer internship following his junior year, a student from Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the College of the Liberal Arts received a full-time job offer that has since translated into a career at Bechtel.
Health clinics that can provide primary care for low-income patients may ease the financial burden on both hospitals and insurance companies while improving patient health, researchers have concluded.
Jeff Miron, a faculty member in the economics department of Harvard University will give a talk on "The Economics of Drug Legalization" at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in Room 10, of Penn State's Sparks Building. Miron is a senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard as well as a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.
