When Congress passed the Financial Investment and National Security Act (FINSA) in 2007, it was meant to bolster national security. However, new research from the Terry College shows it put American companies at a global disadvantage.
More than 230 economists and PhD students gathered at the new home of the Terry College of Business in mid-May to discuss their research at the Spring 2019 Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings.
Georgia MBA has the seventh-highest rate of return among U.S. business schools whose graduates earn more than $100,000 on average within three months of graduation, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
Students from the University of Georgia’s Graduate School and Professional MBA Program got the opportunity recently to explore careers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as part of the Graduate School’s Experiential Professional Development, or xPD, initiative.
Sebastian Puerta, a University of Georgia junior earning his combined bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics, was one of 20 students nationwide selected this spring as a Beinecke Scholar.
Celise, a sustainable plastics-alternative company, won $25,000 and a trip to New York to participate in the Consensus Great Brands Show, while two UGA teams — VTasteCakes and Rugged Road Outdoors — each received $5,000 in runner-up prize money.
Jeff Humphreys, director of the Selig Center for Economic Growth, is one of five faculty members and service professionals are 2019 recipients of the Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach.
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate proposed “jail time of up to 20 years” for senior executives who knowingly misreported their companies’ cybersecurity readiness.