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UT Arlington researcher finds that money motivates employees to lose weight

Study published in Journal of Health EconomicsFinancial incentives can be a very effective tool in encouraging employees to lose weight at companies that offer their workers those types of programs, research from a University of Texas at Arlington economics assistant professor shows. Joshua Price , a UT Arlington assistant professor of economics , teamed with Cornell University Professor John Cawley to perform a case study on an employer-sponsored program that offered financial incentives for

Economist Rachel Croson named dean of the UT Arlington College of Business

The University of Texas at Arlington announces the appointment of Rachel Croson, a UT Dallas economics professor and the director of the UT Dallas Negotiations Center, as dean of the College of Business. For the past two years, Croson has served as the National Science Foundation’s division director for Social and Economic Sciences, managing a $100 million annual budget and eight programs. Croson served as an assistant and associate professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania before joining the University of Texas at Dallas in 2007. She earned her bachelor’s

The University of Texas at Arlington names Rebecca Bichel new dean of libraries

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The University of Texas at Arlington has appointed a senior Florida State University library administrator with expertise in academic services, organizational redesign, and facility development as the new dean of libraries. Rebecca Bichel has served as FSU’s associate dean for public services since 2005. She joins UT Arlington on July 16. “Rebecca Bichel’s extensive record of library experience and leadership at top-tier institutions has prepared her well as the new dean,” said Ron Elsenbaumer, UT Arlington provost and vice president for academic affairs. “She is

False Promise of Green Energy shows proponents' lack of evidence

ARLINGTON - A cleaner environment. Gobs of jobs. Better quality of life. Green energy promises an alluring future, almost Nirvana like. There’s just one problem, according to Roger Meiners, the Goolsby Distinguished Professor of Economics at The University of Texas at Arlington College of Business: the lack of credible evidence that any of those goals can be realized. Meiners, chair of the UT Arlington Economics Department , explains his theory in his new book, “The False Promise of Green Energy,” co-authored by Andrew Morriss of the University of

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