Facebook will soon make a home in central Iowa while Google is also adding a new data center in the state, inspiring UI experts and students to discuss what impact this will have on the economy and future employment opportunities.
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On any given day, faculty members may be writing a textbook, editing a journal, or mulling over a thought that hasn't made it into their written research yet. The following are glimpses into the current thoughts of six Tippie College faculty members. Story
A University of Iowa economist’s new study of Depression-era bank failures in Mississippi suggests that the overall economic damage caused by financial crises can be mitigated by cash infusions from the Federal Reserve. Story
Alabama may be ranked number one in the BCS, but Florida State is still on top of a University of Iowa economist’s college football productivity ranking. Story
A recent report from the federal government shows births in the United States declining for a fourth consecutive year, but University of Iowa economist Alice Schoonbroodt thinks it will accelerate again once the economy improves. Story
What one thing could President Barack Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney do in the next four years to get the economy going again? Economic and business experts from the University of Iowa offer these ideas. Story
Cities don’t just appear out of nowhere, and a study by a University of Iowa researcher thinks slime mold might be a good model to learn more about how they grow. And it has nothing to do with the stuff you saw growing in the subway that time you were in New York.
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The Florida State Seminoles are the most productive team after the first three weeks of the college football season, according to a weekly ranking that measures offensive and defensive production compiled by a University of Iowa economist. Story
A study by a University of Iowa economist finds that many car race fans do, indeed, watch NASCAR races to see car wrecks, but more have been tuning in to see who actually wins the race since the circuit adopted its Chase for the Cup championship series in 2004. Story
In a comparison of presidential election swing states, University of Iowa economics professor John Solow comments on the State of Iowa's economy.
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