Set your DVR to catch the new documentary "Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve," premiering tonight at 9 p.m. on KUED. The film, produced by KUED senior producer John Howe, follows Eccles from his childhood working in the family's lumber, construction, and banking institutions through his rise to chair of the First Security Corporation. Eccles was then tapped by President Franklin D. [...]
The new Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis has been featured in Impact magazine. The Institute — funded by generous matching $20 million in gifts from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Marriner S. Eccles Foundation and Charles Koch Foundation — honors Marriner S. Eccles — banker, entrepreneur, business leader and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from 1934-48. Read the [...]
The formation of the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis is making headlines across the state of Utah. The new institute's mission is to push the frontiers of knowledge through academic research and provide University of Utah students access to high-quality education in economics, game theory, and econometric and quantitative analysis. Read more about the news story on KSL, in the Deseret News, [...]
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah today announced the establishment of the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis with the support of a $10 million gift from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation. The Charles Koch Foundation matched the gift with a $10 million donation for a combined [...]