Upcoming Events
2019-20 Seminar Series
Friday, November 15 Jeffrey Wooldridge of Michigan State University will present Robust and Efficient Estimation of Potential Outcome Means Under Random Assignment. Friday, December 6 Leah Boustan of Princeton will present Streets of Gold: Immigration and the American Dream over Two Centuries. Watch the seminar schedule for upcoming seminars.
Fall 2019 Classes
Fall classes end on Thursday, December 12. Check out other important dates for the upcoming semester on the Academic Calendar.
Winter 2019 Department Commencement
The Economics Winter Commencement Ceremony will be Thursday, December 19, 2019, 2:30–4:00 p.m. in Muenzinger E050. Doors open at 2:00 p.m., refreshments will be served, and the professional photographer will be Grad Images.
Job Market Candidates
Review our current Economics Job Market Candidates for the ASSA Meeting January 3-5, 2020.
Eaton Travel Sabbaticals Program
The Eaton Travel Sabbaticals are to be awarded to undergraduate students majoring in Economics, Anthropology, or History who have completed at least three academic years of full time study, at least two years of which must have been completed at the university, and who desire prior to graduation to broaden their knowledge in a culture and learning environment different from their own. Preference will be given to students who have a creative and well designed plan of unconventional study and travel in a non-traditional environment, especially those which would take place in the southern or eastern hemispheres. Application Deadline: March 31, 2020 for 2020 Summer & Fall Study Abroad.
Spring 2020 Department Commencement
The Economics Spring Commencement Ceremony will be Thursday, May 7, 2020, 4:30–6:00 p.m., doors open at 3:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium. Refreshments will be served, and the professional photographer will be Grad Images.
Department Highlights
- Daniel Kaffine: Upwind wind farms can reduce the energy production of downwind neighbor turbines on National Science Foundation and on CU Boulder Today, Coordinated development could help wind farms be better neighbors
- Xiaodong Liu was selected for the Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award.
- Daniel Kaffine on Denver 7 News
- William Kaempfer—Award from Faculty Council
- Daniel Kaffine and Harrison Fell paper featured on American Economic Association: Coal is king no more and on CU Boulder Today
- David Rogalski received a Marinus Smith Award: Laying the foundation for student success: Marinus Smith awardees honored
- Wolfgang Keller on Peterson Institute for International Economics Trade Talks Podcast Episode 33
- Wolfgang Keller and William Ridley paper featured in Wall Street Journal article: Study Shows Big Benefits to Chinese Companies From Joint Ventures with U.S. Firms
- Martin Boileau in CU Connections: Five Questions for Martin Boileau
- Edward Morey in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine: When choosing where to recreate, personality is key
- Jeronimo Carballo's paper mentioned in Bloomberg article: Stocks Shrug Off Trump's Tariff Talk Prematurely
- Murat Iyigun featured in Newsweek article: Potatoes Saved The World From Constant War Because They Are That Delicious
- Terra McKinnish in CU Boulder Today: Spousal age gap affects marriage satisfaction over time
- Miles Kimball gives inaugural Eaton lecture: Restoring Economic Growth
- Jeffrey Zax on 9NEWS: Your name could determine your life's path, says CU research
- Jenny Simpson, BA '09 and Advisory Board Member: Jenny Simpson, Emma Coburn collaborate for world record in distance medley relay
- Francisca Antman: DACA curbs poverty, but lowers school attendance