Economics Professors Receive College Awards

CONGRATULATIONS ECONOMICS PROFESSORS – Assistant Professor Dr. Daniele Tavani received the CLA Excellence in Teaching Award.  He is an innovative teacher who engages the students with hands-on data exercises that bring macroeconomic models to life.   and Professor Stephan Weiler received the prestigious Stern Award for superior performance in teaching, research and professional service by […]

CSU featured in Newsweek Article on nontenured faculty

Two Numbers: Downgrading Professors BY ANNA BERNASEK / DECEMBER 16, 2014 12:27 PM EST As colleges and universities compete to attract students, they frequently advertise their star faculty members—acclaimed intellectuals or business and professional leaders, maybe even a few Nobel Prize winners. What they don’t say is that more and more teaching is done by […]

Economics Department is represented at WEAI

The Economics Department is represented at the WEAI conference in Denver, June 27th.  Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University and Maoyong Fan, Ball State University –  The Short-Term and Long-Term Impact of the Great Recession on Immigrant Groups and Native Workers:  Evidence from the Current Populaton Survey Nancy A. Jianakoplos, Colorado State University –   NCAA Basketball:  […]

Economics Awards Celebration

  ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Annual Awards Celebration and New ODE Member Recognition MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 GREY ROCK ROOM, LSC, 4:30 PM rsvp:  jenifer.davis@colostate.edu ________________________________________ AN ECONOMIST IN HIGHER EDUCATION:  ONE PERSPECTIVE SPECIAL HONORARY ADDRESS AT 5:15 PM BY: Dr. Michael V. Martin, Chancellor, CSU System Ph.D., Applied Economics, University of Minnesota 1977 Based in Denver, […]

Prof. Terry Iverson awarded CSU Energy Institute project.

Dr. Terry Iverson has been awarded a CSU Energy Institute Hydraulic Fracking project. An Economic Analysis of Local Opposition to Hydraulic Fracturing Colorado State University Energy Institute Project Description: Unconventionally extracted oil and gas have changed the energy future of the United States.  Lower gas prices have facilitated a move away from coal and created […]

Congratulations Economics Ph.D. Job Market Students

Congratulations to our eight graduating PhD students: Tessa Conroy Micah DelVecchio Ardyanto Fitrady Chris Hannum Liesel Hans Hujin Kim Tabitha Knight Chris Slootmaker As you can see from the attachment, they have all found exciting jobs and can look forward to their careers as professional economists with self-confidence and optimism. Their advisors deserve special mention for all the […]

Colorado Economy on the Rebound – Mostly

“Colorado has more jobs than ever before, but recovery from the Great Recession continues to elude some areas of the state.” Those are some of the findings included in a report from Colorado State University’s Regional Economics Institute (REI). Dr. Martin Shields, CSU Economics Professor, said work needs to be done to help Colorado’s economy fully […]