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Dr. Elizabeth Powers Named 2025-2026 LAS Dean's Distinguished Professorial Scholar

 The Department of Economics congratulates Elizabeth Powers on being named LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar for the 2025-2026 academic year. The LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholars award is presented to excellent faculty who are under consideration for promotion from...
Rich Akresh

Lessons from Burkina Faso: Rethinking Social Safety Nets for Lasting Impact | Dr Akresh

Medium-Term Impacts of Integrated Social Safety Nets: Cash Transfers, Information Meetings, and Home Visits for Child Development Cash transfers are a critical part of social safety nets. More recently, integrated programs combining either information or home visits have been adopted to help...
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Spring 2025: Washington, DC

The major field trip of the 2024–2025 academic year was a five-day visit to Washington, D.C., held from March 16–21, 2025. The itinerary included two site visits on Monday, one on Tuesday, and one on...
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Spring 2025: Office of Management & Budget

The first field trip of Spring 2025 took place on Friday, February 28, with a visit to Springfield, IL. The day began with a highly engaging and informative presentation at the Illinois Office of...
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Kari Hutjens

LAS announces teaching and advising award winners

The Department of Economics is honored to announce that Kari Hutjens was recognized by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for her Excellence in Undergraduate Advising and Cihang Wang was recognized for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants.
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Spring 2025 David Kinley Lecture in Economics: Yuriy Gorodnichenko Presents "Subjective Inflation Expectations and Decisions"

The Economics Department is proud to announce Yuriy Gorodnichenko as the Spring 2025 David Kinley Lecturer. Dr. will present "Subjective Inflation Expectations and Decisions". The lecture will take place on Monday, March 24th from 3:30-5:00 pm in 141 of Wohlers Hall. Image...
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