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Drs. Kevin Berry and Mouhcine Guettabi in U.S. News and World Report
As a result of government warnings and general fears, tourism and travel are expected to plunge in the coming weeks and months, particularly on cruise ships, which have begun temporarily suspending operations. And that'll be true regardless of whether COVID-19 eventually spreads to Alaska.
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Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi in APM
As the coronavirus continued to upend the global economy Monday in ways that threaten the stability of Alaska’s budget, the Permanent Fund and the tourism industry, Gov. Mike Dunleavy called a news conference to soothe Alaskans’ anxiety.
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Dr. Matthew Berman Featured in Anchorage Press
The evidence is clear that Alaskans would pay more under a statewide general sales tax than a state income tax. So why do polls consistently show that a statewide general sales tax is less objectionable to more Alaskans than a state income tax?
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Professor Kevin Berry on Coronavirus in KTOO
One of the biggest economic unknowns is what the coronavirus epidemic will mean for Alaska’s summer tourism. With a viral infection in the news, will they still want to crowd onto airplanes and cruise ships to get here?
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Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi Featured in U.S. News and World Report
Guettabi predicts the land voucher program's overall impact on the state's treasury – and urgent budget crisis – is likely to be marginal. It's an interesting proposal, he says, but "I don't anticipate it saving the state hundreds of millions of dollars in the short run."
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Dr. Kevin Berry Discusses Coronavirus in The Hill
Global health is a public good, which means that successfully addressing the current coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) requires internationally coordinated efforts. While spillover events like COVID-19 cannot be prevented, there are investments that the international community can make to minimize their overall effects.
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Vernon Smith: Classical Economics Lost and Found
Neoclassical elementary consumer demand theory is about individuals choosing utility maximizing continuously variable quantities of goods given prices and “fixed” income.
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Kevin Berry Talks Coronavirus on Alaska Public Media
There are confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the U.S. and a chartered flight evacuated Americans from China through the Anchorage airport before arriving in California. But how big should this concern be compared to annual influenza infections?
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ISER Researchers on PFD and Birth Rate
Since 1982, the Alaska Permanent Fund, a state-owned investment fund established using oil revenues, has paid out an annual dividend to every man, woman, and child living in Alaska, no strings attached.
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Kevin Berry Talks Coronavirus on KTUU
Kevin Berry, an assistant professor of economics with University of Alaska Anchorage’s Institute of Social and Economic Research, focuses on research on how people respond to environmental risk.
