Aaron Yelowitz, ISFE Affiliate, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship in a hearing entitled "Small Business Franchising: An Overview of the Industry, SBA's Role, and Legislative Proposals."
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A study by our affiliate, Aaron Yelowitz, and economist, Brian Blase, is referenced in this Committee on Ways and Means GOP article.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Econ Games, an annual data competition, co-founded by Dr. Darshak Patel (University of Kentucky, ISFE Affiliate) and Dr. Abdullah Al-Bahrani (Northern Kentucky University).
1st place: University of Southern Indiana - $1,500 & 5-year Stata licenses
2nd place: University of Kentucky - $1,000
3rd place: University of Kentucky - $500
4th place: Northern Kentucky University
The prize money was sponsored by University of Kentucky's Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise and Stata
The Institute's affiliate, Ken Troske, and Mike Clark, director of the university's Center for Business & Economics Research, were quoted in nearly 200 media outlets recently related to the new Ford Motor Company electric car plant in Kentucky.
Rob Gebelhoff of the Washington Post shares his view regarding the ecig research conducted by Chuck Courtemanche, our director, and co-authors.
Clifton Taulbert, a previous ISFE event speaker, just released a new paper about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The recording of the Clifton Taulbert event "Tulsa's Black Wall Street: A Multi-Path Journey" can be found here.
Research conducted by our director Chuck Courtemanche & co-authors about the effect of new e-cig taxes on youth tobacco use is featured in an ABC6 article by Stephen Loianconi.
An article by Tax Foundation discusses the taxes on e-cigarettes and mentions the new study by our director, Chuck Courtemanche, & co-authors about the effects of e-cigarette taxes on youth tobacco use.
Cassidy Morrison of the Washington Examiner covers the new e-cig study by our director, Chuck Courtemanche, and co-authors.
Chuck Courtemanche, our director, & co-authors recently had their new study about how teens will be effected by new e-cig taxes mentioned in a CNS News article.
