Upcoming Events
Fall Semester
Fall semester begins August 22 with recitations begining the second week of classes. Important dates can be found on the university's Academic Calendar and watch our course schedule for the latest changes and updates for your Economics courses. Staff members are working remote and hybrid, so if you have any questions please email us at EconomicsUCB@gmail.com.
2022–23 Seminar Series
Friday, August 26: "Heterogeneous Returns to Active Labour Market Programs for Indigenous Populations," Maggie Jones, Emory University.
Friday, September 2: "On the Geographic Implications of Carbon Taxes," Esteban Rossi-Hansberg,University of Chicago.
All seminars are held 3–4:30 p.m. in Seminar Room 5 unless otherwise noted. For upcoming seminars check out the 2022-2023 seminar series calendar, if the seminar is virtual email Karen Kelly or the seminar contact for the Zoom information.
23rd Annual CU Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop
September 16–17, 2022 • Lion Square Lodge, Vail, Colorado
Hosted by Nicholas Flores, CU Department of Economics
The CU Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop provides researchers the opportunity to share their research results and/or ideas. Ample time will be allocated for discussion, allowing researchers to get feedback from other workshop participants. Work presented can range from proposed research to highly polished and complete projects. Graduate students are especially encouraged to participate. There is a conference fee (2022 information forthcoming). To attend you must notify Nicholas Flores by email in advance.
Announcements
Main Office Open
Economics staff are working hybrid. The main office, ECON 212, is open 8:30 a.m.–Noon and 1–4:30 p.m. 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 are available under the People Tab.
COVID-19 Updates & Resources
CU Boulder is continuously updating its information and guidance for the university community to address the changing status of COVID-19. For information about COVID-19 and its impacts to CU Boulder, precautions that are being taken, prevention measures you can take and a compilation of frequently asked questions, please visit the university's COVID-19 Updates & Resources page.
Department Highlights
Taylor Jaworski, Sergey Nigai paper cited in Washington Post article: The least diverse cities and most common statues in America. And more!
Billy Mertens: 1st in his age group (55-59) at the Boston Marathon
Daria Botton: 2022 Marinus Smith Award Winner
Christian "Payne" Hennigan lands teaching position at prestigious Peking University
Jeffrey Zax on 9News: "Why are so many Coloradans quitting their jobs?"
Brian Marein (PhD '21) Awarded Allan Nevins Prize in American Economic History
The Nandu Award for the Best Quantitative-History Paper: Peiyuan Li
Adam McCloskey's paper "Inference on Winners" (with Isaiah Andrews and Toru Kitagawa) is cited as one of the contributions determining the choice of the 2021 John Bates Clark medalist Isaiah Andrews.
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