Study: Affordable Care Act increasing cancer screening numbers

Affordable Care Act study shows an increase in important cancer screenings since out-of-pocket expenses decreased for Medicare patients.

Seminar Speaker: Kristen Monaco

Please join us for the next Economics Department seminar on Friday, December 4, 2015 in 141 Wimberly Hall.

Kristen Monaco, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor  will present “The Requirements of Jobs:  Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey” 

Seminar Speaker - Josh Hall, West Virginia University

Seminar Speaker - Josh Hall, West Virginia University

Please join us for the first economics department seminar of the semester on Friday. Josh Hall, West Virginia University will present "Does School District and Municipality Border Congruence Matter? A Spatial Hedonic Approach" on Friday, Oct 9 at 3:30 in room 203.

UWL conference on new institutional economics, economic history Sept. 25
Area economics faculty and advanced undergraduate economics students are invited to a conference on new institutional economics and economic history.

Seminar Speaker - Sheida Teimouri

Please join us for the final economics department seminar of the semester on Friday. Sheida Teimouri (UW-La Crosse) will present "Investment and Bank Credit Recovery after Banking Crises," on Friday, May 1 at 3:30 in room 203.

Seminar Speaker - Mike McAvoy

The next Economics Department seminar will be Friday, April 24 at 3:30 in room 203 Wimberly.  Mike McAvoy (SUNY-Oneonta) will present "Labor Exploitation and the Development of the Reserve Rule in Organized Baseball: The 1880s Reds."

Seminar Speaker-Chris Hanes

The next Economics Department seminar speaker will be here on Friday, April 17 at 3:30 in room 203 Wimberly Hall.  Chris Hanes (Binghamton University) will present "Quantitative Easing in the 1930s." I hope you are able to join us.

UW-L economists host discussion on income inequality

La Crosse, Wis. – Faculty in UW-La Crosse’s Economics Department will host a conversation about income inequality 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at 1309 Centennial Hall at UW-L. Faculty will discuss some of the factors responsible rising inequality in the U.S. and many other countries of the world.

“Our goal is to inform the public conversation, while highlighting the areas of agreement and disagreement between academic economists,” says TJ Brooks, chair of the Economics Department. “We look forward to the conversation.”     

  

If you go—           

What: UW-La Crosse’s Economics Department

Where: 1309 Centennial Hall at UW-L          

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22

Admission: Free

Seminar Speaker - Javed Younas

The Economics Department invites you to our next seminar on Friday, March 27th in room 203 Wimberly at 3:30 p.m.  Javed Younas (American University of Sharjah) will present "Gender Imbalance and Terrorism in Developing Countries."

Seminar Speaker - Jana Peliova

The Economics Department invites you to our next seminar on Friday, February 27th (3:30 room 203). Jana Peliova  (member of the Faculty of National Economy, University of Economics in Bratislava) will present "Experimenting with purchase history based price discrimination".

Michael Haupert: College grads boost economy (Febrary 15, 2015)

Seminar Speaker - Brad Humphreys

The Economics Department invites you to our next seminar on Friday, February 20th (3:30 room 203). Brad Humphreys (West Virginia) will present "Professional Sports Facilities, Teams and Property Values: Evidence from Seattle's Key Arena."

SAVE THE DATE!

One Day Conference on New Institutional Economics and, Economic History

September 25th, 2015

Host: University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Details coming soon.
For more information contact Nabamita Dutta at ndutta@uwlax.edu or Michael Haupert at mhaupert@uwlax.edu.