The term sharing economy is a relatively new concept but as CSU Economics professor Anders Fremstad points out, “There’s a lot of excitement around the sharing economy, and I’m excited, too, but it’s important to recognize that people have been sharing things forever.” The Washington Post posted an article on Monday 9/18, “The sharing economy […]
Professor Stephan Weiler contributes to an eye-opening article that was published by The Post Independent on September 3, 2017. The article explores the question of immigrants being culpable in taking jobs from native-born American citizens. Dr. Weiler points to California’s economy as an example that disproves the theory that immigrants are responsible for some of America’s high unemployment rates. He notes that 27% […]
Ninety-seven year old Mr. Stanley “Stan” Lucero Sepulbeda, longtime resident of Fort Collins and employee of CSU, wanted to experience the excitement of opening day of the inaugural season of the Rams in their new stadium home. The theme of this important home game was military appreciation, and Stan is a World War II veteran […]
The New York Times has recently published a rather disturbing article on the toxic environment for women in economics. At CSU, we pride ourselves on being a department with a substantially higher-than-average ratio of women faculty, and to have prominent Faculty members pursuing research on gender and feminist issues. Professor Elissa Braunstein has recently been […]
Welcome Professor Ed Barbier to CSU and to the Economics Department! Dr. Barbier is a world renowned environmental economist coming to us from the University of Wyoming. He is also the Senior Scholar in the School of Global Environmental Sustainability and was elected a 2015 Fellow of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Dr. […]
The gig economy has created new opportunities for work just as it has opened new options for consumers for everything from ride-hailing and travel accommodations to grocery shopping and meal delivery. But its effect on the overall economy remains a matter of debate due to inconclusive or contradictory data. For example, does gig-economy work reduce […]
Econ Seminar Series, Fall 2017 Location: Fridays, 3 pm, Room 103 Behavioral Sciences Date Speaker Friday, September 8 Tony Underwood – Dickinson College Field(s): Environmental, Health Friday, September 15 Ryan Levitt – Colorado State University Field(s): Environmental Friday, September 22 Steve Fazzari – Washington University, St Louis Field(s): Macro, Monetary Friday, September 29 John Kennan – University of Wisconsin, Madison […]
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. […]
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 […]
“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 […]
