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ISER to host PFD discussion December 1, 2021

ISER presents a webinar event, "Permanent Fund Dividend: Past, Present and Future," on Wednesday, December 1 from 5:30-7 pm. Please join us for a look at the origins of the PFD program, how it has evolved over time, how it affects Alaskans today and how it may evolve in the future—and how ISER has studied these questions over the past 40 years. Panelists include former ISER directors Scott Goldsmith, Gunnar Knapp and Fran Ulmer, and current ISER researchers Matt Berman, Brett Watson and Mary Kopriva. UA President Pat Pitney will moderate. Read more about > ISER to host PFD discussion December 1, 2021

Mariah2023-07-25T02:17:39-08:00November 18th, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: ISER at 60, permanent fund, PFD|

At PFD time, ISER research helps us understand impacts

In recent years, ISER economists have studied various impacts the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend has on the state and its residents. Studies have looked at poverty, income inequality, birth rates, crime rates and more. Current studies are looking into the effects of the PFD on mortgage delinquency and maternal health. Read more about > At PFD time, ISER research helps us understand impacts

Mariah2021-10-19T17:54:12-08:00October 19th, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: economy, Investing for Alaska's Future, permanent fund dividend, PFD|

Two Emeriti ISER Directors Debate PFD at Commonwealth North Event

Two emeriti ISER directors, Scott Goldsmith and Gunnar Knapp, debated how best to manage the Permanent Fund at a Commonwealth North lunch at the Petroleum Club on November 8, 2019. The specific resolution for the debate was: “Resolved: The Alaska Constitution should be amended to specify that the Permanent Fund […]

Chris Start2023-07-18T12:11:54-08:00December 20th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Commonwealth North, economy, PFD|

Should the Permanent Fund be constitutionally structured as an endowment?

Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) and Professor of Economics, Dr. Ralph Townsend, will participate in an upcoming debate with ISER’s former director and Professor Emeritus of Economics, Dr. Gunnar Knapp. Moderated by another former director of ISER and Professor Emeritus of Economics, Dr. Scott Goldsmith, […]

Chris Start2021-12-22T14:49:37-09:00November 4th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Commonwealth North, Gunnar Knapp, Investing for Alaska's Future, PFD, Ralph Townsend, Scott Goldsmith|

Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi Published in Scientific American

The Institute of Social and Economic Research’s (ISER) Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi, Associate Professor of Economics, was recently published in Scientific American where he discussed his recent research and results on the impact of universal basic income (UBI) on childhood obesity. The article drew from a longer report which Dr. Guettabi […]

Chris Start2023-07-19T11:55:32-08:00October 10th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: children, health, Investing for Alaska's Future, Mouhcine Guettabi, PFD, UBI|

What we know about the effect of the PFD on socio-economic well-being and what more we could learn

For the last 37 years, Alaska residents have received a Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), but it is only recently that researchers have begun to analyze the effect of the PFD on the socio-economic well-being of Alaskans. In a new paper, Mouhcine Guettabi, associate professor of economics and ISER faculty, summarizes […]

Chris Start2023-07-19T12:31:34-08:00June 11th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: economy, Investing for Alaska's Future, Mouhcine Guettabi, PFD|

Guettabi provides economic outlook at Alaska Economic Summits

There are positive signs that the recession is coming to an end, with a slight growth in jobs during January and February 2019, but the recovery is fragile and will be sensitive to changes in oil prices and budget cuts, Mouhcine Guettabi, associate professor of Economics and ISER […]

Chris Start2023-07-19T13:11:47-08:00April 25th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Economic outlook, economy, Investing for Alaska's Future, Mouhcine Guettabi, Northrim, PFD|

Guettabi provides economic overview of governor’s budget to legislative finance committees

Mouhcine Guettabi provided an economic overview and answered questions concerning the impact of the governor’s proposed budget to members of the Alaska State Senate and House Finance Committees on Thursday, March 7.Read more about > Guettabi provides economic overview of governor’s budget to legislative finance committees

Chris Start2023-07-20T20:03:53-08:00March 8th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: alaska, economy, employment, Investing for Alaska's Future, Mouhcine Guettabi, PFD, recession|

PFD study shows little impact on crime, providing important research on universal income

Within the first few weeks after the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) is paid, substance-abuse incidents increase, while property crime decreases. On an annual basis, however, changes in criminal activity associated with the payment are small and estimated costs are a small portion of the total payment, according to a […]

Chris Start2023-07-19T13:28:54-08:00February 14th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: crime, economy, Investing for Alaska's Future, Mouhcine Guettabi, PFD|

Short-Run Economic Impacts of Alaska Fiscal Options

The final report, Short-Run Economic Impacts of Alaska Fiscal Options, by Gunnar Knapp, Matthew Berman, and Mouhcine Guettabi, is now available for downloading. It replaces all earlier versions. Also available is a presentation by Gunnar Knapp, for the Alaska Senate Finance Committee on March 30, 2016, discussing the Alaska economy as well as the report findings. Read more about > Short-Run Economic Impacts of Alaska Fiscal Options

Chris Start2023-07-19T14:26:51-08:00March 30th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: alaska, economy, employment, Gunnar Knapp, Investing for Alaska's Future, Matthew Berman, Mouhcine Guettabi, PFD, recession|