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Read the latest news and research from University of Florida Warrington College of Business faculty, who are thought leaders in their respective fields and provide expert guidance in the classroom. Their research provides industry leaders and individuals with insights they can use in their careers and daily lives.

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Jay Ritter

IPO Drought Is Ending, But Don’t Expect a Deluge

Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter provides his IPO insights to Bloomberg for this opinion column from Jonathan Levin, who writes about the U.S. market for initial public offerings finally reopening after the sleepiest stretch in 32 years.  If recent deals

Mark Jamison

The Biden Administration Embraces a Backward Approach to Economics

In his latest op-ed, Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison argues that the Biden administration’s plan will hold American companies back from being world leaders. Read more in the National Review. 

Anuj Kumar

Optimizing K-12 Educational Production with EdTech

As part of a series of insights from Matherly Professor Anuj Kumar, his latest post highlights how to improve educational production. He notes that one needs to improve the output of underlying education-generating processes and proposes a generic framework for

Jinhong Xie

University of Florida marketing professor’s research lauded for significant societal impact by international organization

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Research at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business is well-regarded by academics and industry leaders for its ability to advance business as well as society, as exemplified by research recently highlighted by the European Foundation

David Ling stands in front of a bookcase.

Real life of a real estate academic

In this edition of our faculty spotlight series, Dr. David Ling shares his career journey to becoming one of the leading academics in real estate. One of the most visible academics in real estate serves as the director of Warrington’s

Jay Ritter

Trump tweets after Georgia arrest: Indictment spurs return to Twitter, now known as X

Trump, who has certain contractual obligations to TruthSocial and has an incentive to prop up the value of his social media company, had previously said he would not return to Twitter even if invited. Rejoining the social media platform was

Jay Ritter

Sports IPOs on losing streak as boiler room heat grows cold

Sports IPOs have flopped in 2023: There have been seven IPOs, including two sports-related SPACs, and the total return from the offering prices is negative 43%. Why are sports IPOs performing poorly? Hint: It’s not because people don’t like sports

Jay Ritter

Jay Ritter comments on Arm’s IPO on Bloomberg Market’s The Close

Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights about Softbank-backed chip designer Arm’s IPO, which is on track to be the largest public debut of 2023.  Hear more from Ritter in this video from Bloomberg. [Segment begins at 1h 57m.]

Jay Ritter

AMC moves to simplify its stock situation

Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter comments on movie theater chain AMC’s complicated stock maneuver the company is planning. AMC shares fell 24% on Monday after a judge approved the company’s plan to consolidate two types of stock the company offers:

Archway leading to Heavener Hall at the University of Florida

Meet Warrington’s new faculty for 2023

The Warrington College of Business is proud to welcome five new faculty members to campus in the fall of 2023. Learn more about these outstanding new members of the Warrington team who will continue to strengthen the college’s reputation and

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