Economics

Upcoming Events

Women in Economics (WiE) and Econ Club

Thursday, January 22, 2026 • 12:45-1:30 p.m. • Econ 5: A representative from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dr. Julie Percival, will be on campus to talk about how the “gold standard of economic data” informs your economic life both personally and professionally. BLS has the information you need for the career you seek.

Dr. Julie Percival is the Regional Economist for the Dallas Regional Office of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. She received her Master of Public Policy and PhD in Public Policy and Political Economy from the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Percival began working for BLS in 2016, and supervises the publication of over 200 regional news releases annually and speaks regularly to the public. Through her interactions with the press, researchers, business and labor organizations, and the general public, she promotes a better understanding of BLS data and its potential impact on day-to-day business and life decisions.

Webinar: Immigration's Role in Workforce Sustainability

Friday, January 30, 2026, 12 p.m. ET: Webinar in which an expert panel of scientists will provide a demographic overview of the U.S. immigrant population. In addition, they will discuss how immigrants contribute to the U.S. workforce and the solvency of social insurance programs, including Medicare and Social Security. Participants will also learn how some recent policy changes are impacting specific industries, including the technology and agricultural sectors. Register

Panelists include:

• Matthew Hall, Cornell University
• Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, University of California-Merced
• Phillip Connor, Princeton University
• Chloe East, University of Colorado Boulder
• Irma Elo, University of Pennsylvania

Spring Classes

Spring classes began Thursday, January 8. Important dates can be found on the university's Academic Calendar and watch the course schedule for the latest changes and updates to Economics courses. If you have any questions about courses or recitation schedules please email kit.colombo@colorado.edu.

2025–26 Seminar Series

For future seminars check out the seminar series calendar, all seminars are held 3–4:30 p.m. in Seminar Room 5 unless otherwise noted.

Announcements

Main Office

The main office, ECON 212, is open 8:00 a.m.–Noon and 1–5 p.m. Monday through Friday except when noted for holiday closures. In the event that something needs immediate attention when the front office is not available, please email the appropriate staff member for assistance. Email addresses and phone numbers are available under the People Tab. 

Department Highlights

• Chloe East's research featured in "How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Chills Organizing and Erodes Conditions for All Workers," The Nation. as well as in "How Trump's mass deportation efforts have affected families this year" on NPR
• Chloe East cited in "The $7,500 Self-Deportation" and "The Truth About Immigration That MAGA Doesn’t Acknowledge" in The Atlantic
• Joongsan Hwang's paper "Seller-buyer Bargaining Explained by Fixed Bargaining Costs, Risk Preferences and Value Discovery," conditionally accepted at Journal of Applied Economic Sciences
• Elizabeth Sorensen Montoya's (PhD '25), paper "Birth outcome effects of nitrate contamination in drinking water," has been accepted by the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management for publication September 2025.
• Harry Johnson prize for the best paper in the Canadian Journal of Economics in 2024 awarded to James Markusen: “Regional Specialization: from the geography of industries to the geography of jobs,” (with Antoine Gervais and Anthony Venables) Canadian Journal of Economics 57(4) (2024), 1236-1264.
• Pan Chen has been awarded a CU Graduate School Summer Fellowship. The fellowship provides a biweekly stipend to allow the student to pursue their research during the summer.
• LinkedIn: Economics 2025 BA Graduate Lucas Gauthier talks about presenting his honors thesis, "Airbnb Density, Housing Prices, and Short-Term Rental Restrictions in Hawaii," at the Carroll Round Economics Conference at Georgetown University
• Joongsan Hwang's Job Market Paper "Veto Bargaining with Incomplete Information and Risk Preference: An Analysis of Brinkmanship" submitted to Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy and received a revise and resubmit
• Sara Avila: Two  interviews on tariffs (spanish), "The real cost of Donald Trump's tariff war" and "Facing 104% tariffs on China, how can tariffs affect you"
• Bikalpa Baniya has been selected to receive a Flower Family Graduate Student Award for the proposal submitted to the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grant program.
• Liaoyuan (Leo) Zhang has been selected to receive a Beverly Sears Award for the proposal submitted to the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grant program.
• Exploring selfish incentives for pursuing climate policy: CU Boulder economist Alessandro Peri makes the case that empowering the young can meaningfully affect climate policy and climate outcomes in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine
• El Péndulo Podcast: Sara Avila discusses the economic impact of some of the proposals of both Presidential Candidates (Podcast in Spanish)