Professor Ed Barbier weighs in on the cost of a Green New Deal

In a piece written by Professor Ed Barbier and published earlier this week (February 26, 2019) by The Conversation titled, “America can afford a Green New Deal – here’s how,“ Barbier argues that a Green New Deal is not unaffordable. Barbier provides expert insight on what a Green New Deal could cost and how the United States would pay for […]

Dr. Elissa Braunstein named Chair of the Economics Department

Please congratulate Professor Elissa Braunstein on being appointed the Chair of the Department of Economics, effective November 1, 2018. This is a 5-year appointment. Dr. Braunstein is a Professor of Economics at Colorado State University, as well an Editor for the journal Feminist Economics. Most recently she worked for 2.5 years as a Senior Economist […]

Welcome Assistant Professor Ray Miller to the Economics Department!

We welcome a new face to the Economics Department this year, Assistant Professor Ray Miller! Dr. Miller received his doctorate in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh in 2015. From 2007-2010 he worked for the American Institutes for Research, a behavioral and social science research and evaluation organization in Washington DC. Prior to joining the […]

Dr. Elissa Braunstein takes over as Interim Chair of the Economics Department

Please congratulate Professor Elissa Braunstein on being appointed the Interim Chair of the Department of Economics, effective July 1, 2018. Dr. Braunstein is a Professor of Economics at Colorado State University, as well an Editor for the journal Feminist Economics. Most recently she worked for 2.5 years as a Senior Economist at the United Nations […]

Corporations need to step up to preserve the world’s biodiversity

Economics Department Professors Edward Barbier and Joanne Burgess co-authored an article with Professor Thomas Dean of the College of Business titled “How to pay for saving biodiversity” which was published in the prestigious journal Science on May 4, 2018. They argue that to preserve the rich array of species around the world, corporations will need to engage and contribute […]

Assistant Professor Anders Fremstad named as a 2018-2019 SoGES Resident Faculty Fellow!

The School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES) at Colorado State University has announced the selection of four Global Challenges Research Teams and six Resident Faculty Fellows from a competitive field of proposals. The awards are intended to encourage interdisciplinary understanding of complex global environmental issues, foster collaborative cross-campus partnerships, and support sustainability research at CSU. Congratulations to […]

Professor Ed Barbier receives CSU’s 2018 Scholarship Impact Award

The Economics Department’s own Professor Edward Barbier has received CSU’s 2018 Scholarship Impact Award. This award is one of CSU’s highest for accomplishment in research and recognizes those who have had significant national and international impacts. To our knowledge, this is a first in the history of the award for CLA and for Economics! “I am honored […]

Study on cause of Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Flint led by Drs. Zahran and Mushinski

Associate Professor Sammy Zahran is the lead author of an article about the study being published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).  Professor David Mushinski is a co-author. Based on a detailed statistical analysis of multiple datasets by Zahran and his co-authors, the Flint Area Community Health and Environment Partnership (FACHEP) […]