Our very own Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute was commissioned by the World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) to understand the criteria for developing Utah as an inland port. Natalie Gochnour, associate dean and director of the Gardner Policy Institute was quoted about the study in the Emery County Progress, "We live in an era of e-commerce and fast, reliable, and affordable transportation will be a [...]
Natalie Gochnour, an associate dean, was quoted in this article about the revitalization of downtown Salt Lake City. Read the full article at the Deseret News. Ten years into the campaign to revitalize Salt Lake City's once disparate and crumbling downtown, local leaders applauded the strides that have been made as well as work that remains to be done. Marking the initiative's 10-year anniversary, [...]
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen will deliver the lecture “Ethics and Economics of Global Justice” at the Libby Gardner Hall on the University of Utah campus at noon on April 22, 2016. The event, which is free and open to the public, is presented by the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the David Eccles School of Business, the S.J. Quinney College of Law, and the [...]
Natalie Gochnour discusses Utah's economy and how large families are benefiting the state. This full article appeared in the Deseret News. "From an economist's point of view, those characteristics make us very attractive," said Gochnour, associate dean of the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. "That's the real benefit of these large families [...]
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute shows Utah’s export economy continues to grow, with the state exporting $12.3 billion worth of goods in 2014. This represented roughly 2.8 percent of the state’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product). To put this in context, in the state of California, the state with the largest economy in the [...]
The University of Utah officially launches the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute today. Natalie Gochnour An initiative of the David Eccles School of Business, the new institute aims to support informed decision-making by developing and sharing economic, demographic and public policy research. In addition, the institute serves as a prestigious gathering place for thought leadership. Jim Wood Natalie Gochnour, the Policy Institute’s [...]
Anyone who has driven down South Temple in Salt Lake City lately has noticed a whole lot of demolition going on near 400 East. Soon, the historic Wall Mansion will become the central hub for The Policy Institute at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. Renovation work will both restore the building to its original, turn-of-the-century grandeur and add modern accouterments. [...]