Economics Professor Ponders $1.6 Billion Jackpot
By Bryan Hay Are you prepared to win the historic Mega Millions jackpot and all the tedious financial planning that would come with that? Just imagine…
Economics
Oct 12, 2018
Don’t Let Them Eat Cake
Adam Biener, assistant professor of economics, was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article about the preponderance of sugary treats in the office…
Sep 10, 2018
Adam Biener
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS Ph.D., economics, Lehigh University
Sep 10, 2018
Steve Swidler
KPMG Professor of Business and Finance Ph.D., economics, Brown University
Sep 10, 2018
Erin Cottle Hunt
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS Ph.D., economics, University of Oregon
Sep 5, 2018
Economic Empowerment in Appalachia
Students in Economic Empowerment and Global Learning Project, or EEGLP, traveled to Whitesburg, Ky., to help residents develop ways to use their cultural…
Jul 16, 2018
New York Times Cites Study by Prof. Matthew Larsen
The New York Times cited a study co-written by Matthew Larsen, assistant professor of economics, about the positive effects of reform efforts in New Orleans…
Jun 21, 2018
Entrepreneur’s Journey
By Stephen Wilson You are on Shark Tank. Not pitching an idea, but sitting with the investors—a bankroll in your pocket itching for the right product…
Jun 19, 2018
Economic Evolution
By Katie Neitz Perhaps the most dramatic societal shift over the past 100 years has been the evolution of women and the blurring of traditional gender…
Apr 23, 2018
Cover Up or Leak?
By Stephen Wilson Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the degenerative brain disease found most commonly in athletes with a history of repetitive brain…
Mar 10, 2018
Predicting Prosperity
By Katie Neitz A key factor economists study to better understand the economy and make forecasts about the future is the unemployment rate. When there…