by Associated Press Published: May 5,2013
Tags: appropriations, budget, economics, tax, tax collections
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi tax collections were $46 million, or 8.2 percent, below the estimate for the month of April. Kathy Waterbury, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Revenue, said the majority of drop may be due to timing of receipts and processing. “We won’t know for certain until all of the income tax [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 12,2013
Lee Robinson, lead economist of the Vicksburg District, was recently selected as the new lead economist for the Mississippi Valley Division. Robinson will be the lead for all economists throughout the six district offices in the Mississippi Valley Division. The Mississippi Valley Division is located in Vicksburg and oversees six district offices located in St. [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: July 22,2012
Tags: economics, immigration, London School of Economics, offshoring
Here’s a little something that might not go down easy for workers in Mississippi and elsewhere in the United States: Offshoring of jobs and the influx of immigrant labor into the country do not — on the whole — damage the U.S. labor force, says a new paper from the London School of Economics Center [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 3,2012
Tags: Delta State University, economics, Michelle Matthews, University of Mississippi
Delta State University’s College of Business recently awarded the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award to associate professor of economics Dr. Michelle Matthews. A native of Tunica, Matthews graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1997 with a degree in banking and finance and in 2003 she received her PhD. in economics. She has been working at [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 5,2010
Tags: economic development, economics, education, financial literacy
PURVIS — Lamar County School District’s efforts to give students a strong economics background is paying off. The district has been recognized as a state model for its comprehensive K-12 economics curriculum by the Mississippi Department of Education and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education. It has received the first Banner School for Financial Readiness [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 5,2010
Tags: economic development, economics, education, entrepreneurship, HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Stephen McDill, Trent Lott, University of Southern Mississippi
HATTIESBURG — MBJ-TV photojournalist Stephen McDill travels to Hattiesburg to visit with highschoolers gathered at the University of Southern Mississippi to compete for top honors in the Statewide Business Plan Competition for 2010. [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 3,2010
Tags: economics, JACKSON, Millsaps College, Mississippi, Stephen McDill, stock market
JACKSON- MCEE’s top economics students from across Mississippi gather at Millsaps College in Jackson to receive awards for their academic accomplishments in the 2009-2010 year. [...]
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