Faculty News

Professor Paul Vaaler spoke with WCCO's Dave Lee about political action committee (PAC) donations in light of recent corporate announcements of reductions in campaign contributions in the wake of the mob…

In a New York Times profile piece of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Professor Paul Vaaler is quoted on how Pichai should conduct himself in formal court proceedings and in the media to bolster Google’s…

Professor Paul Vaaler wrote a brief commentary in WalletHub regarding near-term stock market trends amidst recent COVID-19 evolutions.

John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law & Business Professor Paul M. Vaaler was quoted in John Rash's Star Tribune column on President Trump's threat to ban China-based TikTok. Professor Vaaler noted…

John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law & Business, Professor Paul M. Vaaler, was interviewed last month by a reporter from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal (subscription required) for insight on…

TRT magazine (Istanbul) interviewed Professor Vaaler for an article on the health and economic stresses migrants are experiencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Professor Vaaler provides background on how…

Professor Paul Vaaler, who is currently studying and teaching in South Africa on a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, authored an op-ed in the Johannesburg Star on President Donald Trump’s…

Professor and John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law & Business, Paul M. Vaaler, published an op-ed in the Star Tribune explaining why several international airlines, including major U.S.

In a piece highlighting the economic thought of Minnesota native Thorstein Veblen, an economist in the late 19th and early 20th century who developed the theory of conspicuous consumerism, Prof. Paul…

Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by KSTP-TV’s Tom Hauser on the reliability of economic impact estimates derived from a May 2018 report commissioned by the Twin Cities Super Bowl LII host committee and…

Professor Paul M. Vaaler was interviewed by Associated Press reporter Amy Forliti about how the NFL decides on northern climate venues to host the Super Bowl. The NFL and specific franchises use the prospect of…

Professor Paul M. Vaaler was quoted in a Star Tribune article reporting on the arrest and prosecution of foreign nationals seeking to acquire and re-export illegaly to Iran analog-to-digital converter…