Applications for Undergraduate Research Internships open through November 26

The Department of Economics is seeking to hire four Economics majors for paid research internships for the spring 2022 semester. Positions pay $15/hour for approximately 10 hours of work per week, up to $2,500 per internship. Spring research projects support CSU research centers on a variety of economics issues:   High School Education Performance, assisting PAC@REDI […]

Undergraduate Research Internships Increase Student Data Skills, Partnerships across Colorado

Under the leadership of Undergraduate Program Co-Director Steven Shulman, Economics faculty offered internships to an initial cohort of six students who worked for CSU research centers REDI@CSU, PAC@REDI, and CSAL; Feminist Economics, a peer-reviewed journal edited by Economics Chair Elissa Braunstein; an independent project on U.S. labor, led by Assistant Professor Zachary Schaller; and an external placement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Undergraduate Research Internships accepting applications through Aug. 25

The Department of Economics is seeking to hire eight Economics majors for paid research internships for the fall 2021 semester. Positions pay $15/hour for approximately 10 hours of work per week, up to $2,500 per internship. Fall research projects support CSU research centers, external partners, and independent faculty research on a variety of economics issues: […]

CSU Economics Celebrates 2021 Award Winners

CSU Department of Economics is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 department awards and scholarships, as well as new inductees of the Omicron Delta Epsilon (ΟΔΕ) Economics Honor Society. Graduate Award Winners Dissertation Fellowships Kit Deming Kristopher (Kit) Deming is a 4th year Ph.D. candidate with fields in Public and Regional Economics. Specifically, Deming’s dissertation examines how the Earned Income Tax Credit […]

Economics to Offer Paid Undergraduate Research Internships Beginning Summer 2021

The Department of Economics is launching a new program to increase funded research opportunities and data skill development for undergraduate Economics majors. Beginning in summer 2021, CSU students will be able to apply for Paid Research Internships that match undergraduates with department faculty and outside agencies on a variety of research projects. Under the leadership […]

Opportunity beckons senior Justin Smith to London School of Economics

Joshua Zaffos  |  Additional content by Becca Simpson-Lee Justin Smith was touring London during a post-high-school gap year when he stumbled upon his future. After wandering the famed West End District, Smith found himself gazing at the iconic arch-framed entrance of the Old Building of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). “I […]

UWE hosts Women in Economics Alumni Panel

The recently reenergized Undergraduate Women in Economics (UWE) club hosted a virtual alumni panel last Thursday, April 1 to encourage more women to consider studying economics. Moderated by UWE student president Mya Wilson, who is a senior studying economics with a minor in business, the panel featured three recent graduates from CSU’s Economics department. Adiam […]

ECON 101: The Economics of COVID-19 being offered in Fall 2020

ECON 101, Economics of Social Issues, is normally only offered in the spring semesters. The class is open to all majors, has no prerequisites and fills the requirement for AUCC category 3C. Social and Behavioral Sciences. The Department of Economics has added a special section of ECON 101 to the Fall 2020 semester focusing on […]