Nicholas B. Irwin (Economics) recently published a paper, "Keeping Up Appearances: Spatial Spillovers and Housing Renovations" in Papers in Regional Science. The paper models the extent of spatial spillovers in housing renovations and estimates the effect previously observed renovations by a neighbor have on a homeowner's likelihood to…

Stephen M. Miller (Center for Business and Economic Research) presented the economic outlook for Nevada on a session, "Western States Economic Forecasts," at the Western Economic Association International conference in San Francisco earlier this month. Presenters were directors of centers for business and economic research and covered Arizona…

Danny Siciliano, Ingrid Zarate, Annie Lu, Claire Stanley, Alex Durham, and Bryan Shaffer (all Accounting) won the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Case Competition and took home $5,000. This is the third time UNLV has participated in the competition, and the third time a UNLV team has won first place. The Student Case Competition gives…

Mary Blankenship (Chemistry, Economics, and Brookings Mountain West) recently co-authored a brief featured on the Brookings Institution blog, the Brown Center Chalkboard. The piece discusses the shortage of STEM teachers and the wage penalties teachers face in STEM. The piece originally was published June 17. She is an undergraduate…

Stephen M. Miller (Center for Business and Economic Research) published recently “The Micro-Foundations of an Open Economy Money Demand: An Application to the Central and Eastern European Countries,” with Claudia Tiberiu Albulescu, Politehnica University of Timisoara, and Dominique Pépin, University of Poitiers in the …

John Starkey (Business) taught a BUS 103 class during spring semester that raised $5,003 for charity. The money will benefit five organizations chosen by the students The ALS Association - Nevada Chapter JAG Nevada Spread the Word Nevada Critical Care Comics Forget Me Not Animal Sanctuary Students who participated in this semester's fundraising…

Shawn J. McCoy and Nicholas B. Irwin (Economics) presented a paper at the Association of Environmental and Resources Economists 2019 Summer Conference. The paper, "Wildfire Risk, Salience and Housing Development in the Wildland-Urban Interface," examines the linkages between wildfire risk saliency and the rate of residential development in…

Won-Yong Oh (Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology) and his co-author's case "Netflix: International Expansion," published by Ivey Publishing, is selected as the recipient of the “Annual Best Sellers" award. Ivey publishing, the leader in providing business case studies with a global perspective, announce Top 20 cases that have continuously…

Won-Yong Oh (Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology) and his co-author's article "Sometimes Being Yourself is the Best Globalisation Strategy: Lessons from a K-Pop group, BTS" appeared in the European Business Review, a UK-based leading business magazine. This article discusses lessons that multinational corporation can learn from Bulletproof…

Stephen M. Miller (Center for Business and Economic Research and Economics) published “Growth Volatility and Inequality in the U.S.: A Wavelet Analysis,” with Shinhye Chang, University of Pretoria; Rangan Gupta, University of Pretoria; and Mark E. Wohar, University of Nebraska at Omaha and Loughborough University in…

Won-Yong Oh (Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology) and his co-authors' paper "MNEs' Corporate Social Responsibility: An Optimal Investment Decision Model" was published in the European Journal of International Management. This study provides a theoretical model that suggests how multinational enterprises (MNEs) should optimally invest in…

Dana Angioni (Business) was selected as Student Organization Advisor of the Year at the UNLV Rebel Awards. She advises the Lee Business School Ambassadors, which coordinate the school-wide medallion program. Her commitment to her students and members of the ambassador team enhances the student experience and provides an opportunity…