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 […]
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 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 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? written by Anders Fremstad. The article was published on The Conversation. View the article: http://theconversation.com/could-colorados-proposed-health-….
During the CESifo Annual Area Conferences, the Committee for the CESifo Prize grants the Distinguished CESifo Affiliate award to a young economist for the scientific originality, policy relevance and quality of exposition of his/her paper presented at the conference.
Econ and Econ/DARE Seminar Series, Fall 2016 Location: Fridays, 3 pm, Room 103 Behav. Sciences Date Speaker Friday, September 9th Edward Van Wesep University of Colorado-Boulder Friday, September 16th Mary Meyer Colorado State University Friday, September 23rd Sanjay Reddy New School Friday, September 30th Christopher Carpenter Vanderbilt University Friday, October 7th Cancelled Friday, October 14th […]
Dr. Anita Alves Pena takes over as Interim Coordinator of Graduate Studies in the Department of Economics. As of Fall 2016, I am the Department’s new Interim Coordinator of Graduate Studies. This is my 10th year at CSU. I came to CSU in Fall 2007 from Stanford University where I received my MA in Economics […]
Dr. Alexandra Bernasek takes over as Interim Chair of the Department of Economics. On July 1, 2016 I became Interim Department Chair. This will be my 25th year in the economics department at CSU. I arrived as a new PhD from the University of Michigan in 1992 when I was hired as an Assistant Professor. […]
Today Dr. Shulman turned the page on his ten years as department chair. He has served us well.