Economy
Supersized Companies Are an Economic Drag
As businesses get bigger, financial concentration slows U.S. investments and economic growth
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Who Are Gig Workers, Really?
A clearer picture of microentrepreneurs in the gig economy can lead to better business strategies and government policies
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Regulatory Tech Costs Can Have Benefits, Too
Billions spent on technology to comply with regulations can pay unexpected dividends Based on the Research of Zachary Kowaleski RegTech…
Professor of Finance Named ECGI Fellow
Research on corporate governance and economic policy garners international recognition for UT McCombs School of Business finance professor. Laura Starks,…
Texas McCombs to Host Energy Business Outlook Breakfast in Houston Feb. 28
Experts will discuss energy and the economic cycle and the 2023 prospects for Texas markets, and how businesses can better…
Rule of Law Protects National Economies
When employers and the courts consistently keep promises, workers keep the economy on an even keel Based on the research…
Mapping a Year of Disruption
[VIDEO] Admiral Bobby Inman gives his take on global hotspots and a full year of the global pandemic and its…
Nursing Texas back to economic health
Experts at a pair of McCombs Business Forecast events offer prescriptions and prognoses for Texas’ ailing economy By Judie Kinonen Dr.…
Housing Speculators Could Bring on Repeat Crash
Housing speculation inflated a third of the housing bubble that led to the Great Recession. In parts of the country,…
Stimulus masks deeper economic issues
Real effects of downturn still on the horizon, Austin analyst says (left to right) Jon Hockenyos, president of economic analysis firm…
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, BBA ’77, on navigating the company through the pandemic
Texas McCombs and The Texas Tribune sat down for a virtual conversation with Kelly to talk about the coronavirus outbreak’s…
What Global Leadership Means
Admiral Bobby Inman, veteran of the CIA and NSA and a UT alumnus, forecasts the global challenges for business and…
Future Prospects
Experts say state is poised for economic growth in 2020. The changing face of the energy industry was the focus of…
Forecast for 2019: Partly Cloudy
McCombs Business Outlook events point to continued proliferation of disruptive technologies while state economic growth is expected to slow McCombs Business…