Understanding economics and personal finance is essential to navigating life’s biggest decisions, according to Kim Holder, managing director of the Center for Economic Education (CEE) at UTC.
‘Economics and Etiquette:’ Learning economic principles, networking and the art of dining
“Economics and Etiquette” was organized by Dr. Claudia Kramer, the Scott L. Probasco Jr. Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise, whose mission “is to study the American free enterprise system and the conditions under which it operates most efficiently, engage in high-level scholarly research and contribute to the public knowledge and understanding of economic theory and practice.”
NIL, stadium funding and the future of athletics: A discussion about the ‘Economics of Sports’
The Wolford Family Athletics Center hosted a panel on Thursday, Feb. 6, to discuss the “Economics of Sports” at UTC. Dr. Claudia Kramer, the Scott L. Probasco Jr. Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise, organized the event to highlight the influence economics has on the athletic landscape from amateur to professional sports.
Window to the world: Gage Keeble cleaning up in school and business
Gage Keeble’s journey through college isn’t your typical path of lectures, exams and weekend downtime. The UTC junior is double majoring in marketing: professional sales and finance while juggling roles as a chief analyst for the SMILE Fund, a member of the initial cohort of Phillips Scholars in Free Enterprise, and owning his own business.
Taking care of business: Probasco Chair Claudia Kramer is bringing economics to life
Dr. Claudia Kramer, the Scott L. Probasco Jr. Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise, is making economics an accessible and engaging part of everyday life. From leading the Phillips Scholarship in Free Enterprise program to hosting events with local and global thought leaders, Kramer’s work demonstrates the real-world relevance of economics.
Claudia Williamson Kramer: The economic way of thinking
Dr. Claudia Williamson Kramer describes her view of economics as “a way of thinking, but also descriptive of human behavior. So, another way of thinking about economics is as the study of human action, and when we think of it that way, it sounds much more like a social science. And it is.”