The Economics Department is pleased to welcome Assistant Professors Guy Numa and Niroj Bhattarai, as well as our first post-doctoral researcher, Diksha Arora, to the Economics Department! Originally from France, Assistant Professor Guy Numa earned his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Economics from the Université Paris Dauphine from 2003-2009. Numa specializes in History of Economic […]
Like the rest of us, governments must borrow when they spend more money than they receive.
In theory, economic growth should represent a higher standard of living. Unfortunately, economic growth during the current expansion has neither been deep nor broadly distributed among most Americans.
There are many orientations that incoming graduate students should attend in order to set them up for success. See the full calendar here. A MANDATORY orientation for all new GTA’s is sponsored by The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT). The training will be held Monday, August 19th, from 8:00am-2:00pm in the Lory Student Center […]
The department’s annual undergraduate and graduate award ceremony was held on April 29, 2019. Congratulations to all our amazing students! Outstanding Undergraduate Student: Eli Oftedal Eli is completing dual degrees: a B.A. degree with a double major in Economics and Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts with a minor in History and a B.S. degree with a major […]
The 2019 Celebrate! Colorado State Awards, held on May 9th, recognized more than 60 people from across the university, among them Economics Department Professor Ed Barbier. Barbier was awarded the title of University Distinguished Professor, CSU’s highest academic recognition. “Dr. Barbier’s career record clearly ranks him among the most outstanding members of his discipline,” Dean […]
At the 2019 CLA All-College Awards and Reception held Wednesday, March 24th, two Economics Department members were recognized for their achievements. Professor Nancy Jianakoplos was awarded the John N. Stern Distinguished Professor Award. This award is presented to faculty who have demonstrated exemplary accomplishments in all aspects of their professional responsibilities over an extended period […]
Spending in areas that will help struggling working and middle-class families hurt by ever-rising economic inequality would be a good place to start.
Professor Stephan Weiler is on sabbatical this semester and has been visiting the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom as a Fulbright Distinguished Research Chair. Weiler is working on furthering the partnership between REDI@CSU and City-REDI. He has been asked to write a series of blog posts introducing himself, explaining how this partnership was […]
A new study by Professors Sammy Zahran, Dave Mushinski, and Cher Li has found that the quantity of delivery complications in hospitals are substantially higher during nights, weekends and holidays, and in teaching hospitals. The study, “Clinical capital and the risk of maternal labor and delivery complications: Hospital scheduling, timing and cohort turnover effects,” was published […]
