With inflation close to 10% in 1971, President Richard Nixon announced the Price Commission that would work with wage and price controls to help the United States. Former UF Warrington Dean Robert Lanzillotti was one of seven members of the
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Inside the landmark Google adtech antitrust trial that could transform the $700 billion global digital ad market
Mark Jamison, director and professor of the Public Utility Research Center and director of the Digital Markets Initiative at the University of Florida, has said a breakup of Google and the resulting free-for-all from lower quality adtech players could result
It’s All About Costs: Junk Fees and Affordable Connectivity
In an era where connectivity is essential, consumers are facing a hidden battle on their broadband bills. Lurking beneath advertised rates, some argue, “junk fees” have silently inflated costs and eroded trust. Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor
With CenterPoint in the hot seat, Texas policymakers look to harden the state’s power transmission and distribution
Some policymakers are looking to Florida for lessons, given the state’s superior record when it comes to restoring power quickly after major storms. Director of Energy Studies at the Public Utility Research Center Ted Kury explains how Florida was able
A Quick Q&A with Mark Jamison on a Pro-market Vision for AI/Tech Policy
The Biden Administration may have been heavy handed in its attempts to initiate AI regulation, but Republicans don’t seem to have a better strategy, as Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison points out in his recent blog
A pole fire caused a mass Tampa Bay internet outage, company says. Is it a warning?
The Public Utility Research Center’s Mark Jamison, Director and Gunter Professor, and Ted Kury, Director of Energy Studies, share their insights with the Tampa Bay Times on how an isolated pole fire caused potentially thousands in Pinellas and Manatee counties
Commentary: Imposing net-neutrality regulations would be a step backward
As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering more heavy-handed regulation for the internet, Mark Jamison, Director of the Public Utility Research Center and Gunter Professor, shares his expert insights on why imposing net neutrality regulations would be a step
News10NBC Investigates: What would a public takeover of RG&E look like?
News10NBC Investigative Reporter Jennifer Lewke spoke with Ted Kury, the Director of Energy Studies at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business’s Public Utility Research Center, about how a public takeover of local Rochester utility RG&E would work, when
Warrington College of Business mourns the loss of renowned professor and benefactor Eugene F. Brigham
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It is with deep sadness that the University of Florida Warrington College of Business shares the loss of former faculty member and finance education supporter Dr. Eugene F. Brigham. The author of one of the best-selling finance
Maine voters don’t like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out
Frustration with electric utilities is universal today. Whether it’s concerns over high rates, poor service or a combination of both, people are constantly looking for a better answer to the systems that serve them. In the Nov. 7, 2023, election,