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New tax plan could create winners and losers among middle class
What does the new tax plan mean for Utah families? Thus far the outcome is uncertain. The plan could be creating "winners and losers" according to Nathan Seegert, assistant professor [...]
KSL: Eccles School finance professor warns of Bitcoin bubble
Bitcoin has shot up in value, making many people wonder if they should invest in the cryptocurrency. But Utah analysts, including Mark Jansen, associate professor of finance at the Eccles [...]
It might be time to change the conversation surrounding vaccination
Focusing on individual liberty and purity may be the way to change the minds of those who choose not to vaccinate their children, new research shows. A paper by Jesse [...]
Eccles School faculty weighs in on Trump’s visit to Asia
Lee Boam spent years as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service before becoming an assistant professor at the David Eccles School of Business. That expertise has led Chinese news [...]
Utah company defying the odds with four generations of family ownership
The odds of a family business surviving into a fourth generation are long, but one Utah business has managed to keep the company rolling for more than 100 years. Less [...]
Deseret News: Professor Elizabeth Tashjian talks bankruptcy
Finance Professor Elizabeth Tashjian spoke with the Deseret News about bankruptcy filings after Utah company VidAngel filed for Chapter 11. The company censors expletives and other content some viewers find [...]
How prices are determined in ‘dark’ financial markets
The arguments behind abolishing decentralized markets as envisaged by the European Securities and Markets Authority, or ESMA, in the new Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, MIFID II, rules may not [...]
“Not your grandmother’s county anymore,” according to Gochnour
Utah County's population is expected to swell to 1.6 million by 2065. And that means now is the time to plan for smart growth, according to Natalie Gochnour, director of [...]
Eccles school professor on pay transparency in Wall Street Journal
Should your company allow employees to see what everyone else in the company is paid? It may seem like a good idea on first glance, but the issue is much [...]
