Dr. Anita Alves Pena takes over as Interim Chair of the Economics Department

Please congratulate Dr. Anita Alves Pena on being appointed the Interim Chair of the Department of Economics, effective July 1, 2017. This is Dr. Pena’s 11th year at CSU. She came to CSU in Fall 2017 from Stanford University where she received her MA in Economics in 2004 and PhD in Economics in 2007. Dr. […]

Borders and Borderlands: Interdisciplinary Special Symposium

Interdisciplinary Special Symposium Borders and Borderlands: Culture, Society, and Economics during Changing Times Presented by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program Morgan Library, Event Hall Thursday, April 20, 2017 Day programming is free and open to the public. Program 9:00am-9:05am Welcome and Overview of the Symposium – Anita Alves Pena (CSU, Economics) 9:05am-10:15am Barriers […]

Getting REDI: New institute focuses on economics of rural and urban areas

“Rural areas are surprisingly entrepreneurial.” That is one of the findings from Colorado State University Professor Stephan Weiler and his fellow researchers who recently studied startups and business creation in both rural and urban areas. The findings also showed that the businesses created in these rural areas tend to be more resilient than urban startups […]

The Divide Between Rural and Urban America, in 6 Charts

By Brian Thiede, Lillie Greiman, Stephan Weiler, Steven C. Beda and Tessa Conroy Editor’s note: We’ve all heard of the great divide between life in rural and urban America. But what are the factors that contribute to these differences? We asked sociologists, economists, geographers and historians to describe the divide from different angles. The data […]

SEA sets sail again

by Anna Gerber | January 30, 2017 12:27 PM On Jan. 5, nearly 600 college students from around the world set sail on the educational journey of a lifetime – a global learning expedition for a Semester at Sea[1]. Over 105 days, participants traverse the globe, taking classes onboard while at sea, and stopping at 12 ports […]

“Why inequality is the most important economic challenge facing the next president” by Steven Pressman

Why inequality is the most important economic challenge facing the next president By Steven Pressman Finding a way to reduce inequality is key not only to solving a host of other problems but also to rescuing America’s fast-disappearing middle class.   Radio interview on the Matt Townsend Show can be heard online at: https://www.byuradio.org/episode/0fab7b1b-99cc-4907-beb4-f54b342db2d2/the-matt-townsend-show-income-inequality-psychology-of-scary-films-parent-previews?playhead=968&autoplay=true

“Opinion: A vote for minimum wage is a vote for jobs” By Alexandra Bernasek and Michael Martin

Opinion: A vote for minimum wage is a vote for jobs By Alexandra Bernasek and Michael Martin The article was published in the Coloradoan. View the article at: http://www.coloradoan.com/story/opinion/2016/10/26/opinion-vote-minimum-wage-vote-jobs/92771632/

“Could Colorado’s proposed health care plan be a model for the rest of us?” by Anders Fremstad on The Conversation

Could Colorado’s proposed health care plan be a model for the rest of us? written by Anders Fremstad. The article was published on The Conversation. View the article: http://theconversation.com/could-colorados-proposed-health-….