What will GM’s move to all-electric vehicles impact Utah’s air quality?
Auto giant GM recently announced it will phase out gasoline-fueled cars by 2035. But what does that mean for air quality? Professor Glen Schmidt joined ABC4's IN FOCUS to discuss [...]
Statewide mask mandate benefits picking up press mentions
New research by several Eccles School faculty is showing up in news articles across the country. The research shows that state-wide mask mandates benefit local economies and provide health benefits. [...]
Does the middle class get a bad deal from the U.S. tax system?
The tax burden on the middle-class is a huge talking point for politicians. But is the burden actually that onerous? New research from Adam Looney and his colleagues shows that [...]
New study: Statewide mask requirements save lives, livelihoods
Researchers at the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis have found that statewide mask requirements not only reduce the transmission of COVID-19, but they also spur more [...]
The dangerous virus sweeping through businesses – overconfidence
COVID-19 isn't the only thing catching in the workplace these days. Turns out, overconfidence also can spread like a virus and is highly contagious, according to research by the Eccles [...]
Can the global economy keep up with our rapidly aging population?
How does the world pay for things like health care and social security with an increasingly aging population? It's a big question, but the Eccles School's Derek Hoff literally wrote [...]
‘Dirty jobs’ paper wins Academy of Management Journal Impact Award
Congratulations are in order for Glen Kreiner, professor of Management at the Eccles School. His paper “Normalizing dirty work: Managerial tactics for countering occupational taint,” has won the first Impact [...]
Will we ever go back to the office again or is it remote from now on?
The benefits of remote working are winning over employees and — surprisingly — managers, making telework one of the bright points of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the experience is largely [...]
COVID-19 deaths among Black essential workers linked to racial disparities
Study co-authors Tiana Rogers, Ph.D., and Charles Rogers, Ph.D. A new study co-authored by Tiana Rogers, a Program Manager for Sorenson Impact Center’s Data, Policy, and Performance Innovation [...]
