Jun 3, 2022
Students help senior living organization develop marketing strategy
Hands-on economics research project is a win-win: Lafayette students help a Lehigh Valley senior living facility while gaining valuable real-world experience…
Economics
May 11, 2022
In the media: CNBC features Prof. Erin Cottle Hunt’s Social Security research
Assistant professor of economics featured in CNBC article about her recent research on shortcomings with Social Security benefits.
May 2, 2022
In the media: Prof. Julie Smith shares inflation index insights on Marketplace
Julie Smith offered her views on why the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index is the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge on NPR’s…
Apr 6, 2022
Yumna Hussain ’25 accepted into two prestigious programs
Economics and math major will spend the summer pursuing economic development and community engagement learning opportunities in Chicago and Baltimore.
Mar 22, 2022
Menu designs may lead to food waste, new study reveals
Economics professors Joaquín Gómez-Miñambres and Hongxing Liu shows that more limited menus can lower food waste, boost healthier eating.
Jan 4, 2022
Economics Research Project Offers Graduate-Level Experience
Wenxin (Cyndia) Chen '22 used her skills in data collection and analysis to make significant contributions to economics professor's research.
Nov 17, 2021
New Study Reveals Low Staffing, Burnout in the Nation’s Largest Prosecutors’ Offices
Research from Prof. Adam Biener suggests strain exacerbated by the pandemic may undermine the functioning of prosecutors’ offices.
Oct 7, 2021
How Fear of Discrimination and Stigma Affects Mental Health Care
Prof. Adam Biener discusses mental health care in American Heart Association News article.
Sep 16, 2021
What Is Going on with Inflation?
Julie Smith, professor of economics at Lafayette College, discusses inflation on NPR's Marketplace.
Aug 9, 2021
West Baltimore Redevelopment Council Finds Inspiration Visiting Lafayette, Musikfest
Prof. Gladstone “Fluney” Hutchinson is co-leading a multiyear collaborative, co-learning effort aimed at bringing social and economic redress to West…