Rocky Mountain Research Data Center information session February 9
The Rocky Mountain Research Data Center will host an information session for CSU researchers on Wednesday, Feb. 9 from 1-2 p.m. in the Lory Student Center Room 382.
REDI@CSU Report: Fishers Peak State Park
The latest report from the Regional Economic Development Institute (REDI@CSU) is now available. “Fishers Peak State Park: Evaluating a New Natural Amenity in Southern Colorado” by Skyler Schuck and Josh Rudd Download Report PDF
CLA Magazine Feature: Navigating Border Economies
by Becca Lee-Simpson This article was originally published in CLA Magazine’s Winter 2021-22 Issue. Ph.D. student Adam Walke spent 14 years in El Paso, Texas, before coming to CSU – and life at the border will forever shape the way he thinks about economics. “For me, there are basically two broad connections between borders and […]
LISTEN: Ph.D. students Kelly Lee and Brendan Brundage on “Capitalism” podcast
Ph.D. candidate Kelly Lee and second year Ph.D. student Brendan Brundage sit down with CSU student Lucy Morantz, a junior double majoring in journalism and political science, to discuss the unintended consequences of American free-market capitalism.
LISTEN: Ph.D. candidate Ashish Sedai on “Ideas of India”
Ph.D. candidate Ashish Sedai is featured on an episode of Ideas of India, a podcast that features young scholars entering the job market, to discuss his job marketing paper on the impact of piped drinking water on women’s employment. Full paper: “Piped Water: Welfare and Empowerment: Empirical Evidence From a Gendered Analysis in India.”
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 […]
Shabda Gyawali (’09) brings Nepali perspective on equity funds to CSU
Alumnus Shabda Gyawali (B.A. Economics ‘09, M.B.A. ‘11) returned to the CSU campus on October 20 to give a presentation on “The Role of Equity Fund in Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: View from Nepal.”
Economics Announces Spring 2022 Senior Seminars
Registration is now open for Spring 2022, and the department is offering four unique sections of ECON 492 for senior Economics majors. Three sections will be offered on campus for in-residence students, and one section is reserved for students in our CSU Online degree program. To register for ECON 492, a student must have senior […]
CSU economics professor appointed vice chair of Colorado Legislature’s Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund Subpanel
Chair and Professor of Economics Elissa Braunstein has been appointed to serve as Vice-Chair of the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund Subpanel created by the Colorado Legislature. The subpanel was created to guide Colorado’s spending of $700 million in federal relief funds remaining from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Braunstein to vice-chair panel guiding $700 million in COVID relief funds
Chair and Professor of Economics Elissa Braunstein has been appointed to serve as Vice-Chair of the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund Subpanel created by the Colorado Legislature. The subpanel was created to guide Colorado’s spending of $700 million in federal relief funds remaining from the American Rescue Plan Act. “The economy is getting better, but the still-fragile recovery is unequally distributed across different […]