COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Associate Professor of Finance Michael Faulkender has been named Associate Dean for Masters Programs at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — It's almost a new year, and across the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, some prognosticating has begun. We asked a group of professors to look ahead at the trends and developments we might see in the next 12 months. Here's what they said. 

Top government economists, plus academic experts and industry leaders recently gathered to discuss the outlook for financial markets and the economy under President-elect Donald Trump.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – The question of who will be the 45th U.S. president has been answered with the upset victory of Republican Donald Trump. Now many are asking what U.S. economic policy will look like under his administration. Experts from the University of Maryland's Robert H.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Contracts help human beings do what at times seems impossible. They help us cooperate and trust each other. It’s not that we fundamentally don’t trust one another.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The European Commission last week released details of its ongoing investigation of a Luxembourg-McDonald’s “sweetheart” tax deal and shined new light on “Europe’s new tax raid.” Regulators are focusing, in part, on Luxembourg as a tax haven. Previously, U.S.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Experts from the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The Treasury Department continues to tighten its rules to prevent corporate "inversions" — the move in which a U.S. company merges with a smaller foreign company, then shifts its official location abroad to avoid the U.S.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — U.S corporations are sitting on some $3 trillion in cash, which some commentators view as

Multinational American companies with significant operations in countries with low corporate taxes take on less debt than companies that face higher taxes, according to a new study from the Robert H. Smith School of Business.