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LATEST NEWS

           The Economics Department welcomes two new Assistant Professors this fall:

Aaron Popp (PhD Ohio State University) is a macroeconomist who studies topics like the effects of unemployment insurance on the economy as a whole and the effects of uncertainty on the US and other economies during recessions and expansions.  He is also developing models to better understand the causes and effects of seasonal fluctuations in the economy.

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Dr. Aaron Popp

Alberto Rivera Padilla (PhD Arizona State University) is an economist with interest in macroeconomic approaches to economic development. His research focuses on how labor mobility across sectors and regions within countries affects aggregate outcomes in the economy. 

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Dr. Alberto Rivera Padilla

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The next seminar in our Economics Fall Seminar Series will take place on October 11.

Carly Urban from Montana State University will present joint work with Nicole Hair and Anja Gruber:

"Personal Belief Exemptions for School-entry Vaccinations, Vaccination Rates, and Academic Achievement"

When: October 11 from 11:30 - 12:45 pm

Where: SGMH 1303

Everybody is welcome to attend.

 Please see the Seminar Schedule Fall 2019.