Associate Professor of Economics, University of Alaska Anchorage
Mouhcine Guettabi is an associate professor of economics at the University of Alaska Anchorage. His fields specialization are regional and urban economics, health economics, and applied microeconomics. He regularly produces forecasts of the Alaska economy and analyses of the state's finances. His academic work uses quasi-experimental methods and is currently focused on the socio-economic impacts of the Alaska permanent fund dividend.
Coronavirus and tourism: Places like Alaska without a COVID-19 outbreak could still be devastated
Mar 15, 2020 16:19 pm UTC| Economy
Alaska doesnt have a single reported case of COVID-19, yet economically it may be at its mercy. Thats because seasonal tourism plays an outsized role in Alaskas economy, representing as much as 1 in 10 jobs throughout...
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