Economics Guest Speaker: Rod Fort

Friday, October 14, 2016
203 Carl Wimberly Hall
3:30-5:00 PM

Rod is a professor, Sport Management at University of Michigan School of Kinesiology and the Co-Director, Michigan Center for Sport Management . He will be presenting "Monetary Cost of Concussion: The Case of Major League Baseball Players."

Economics Guest Speaker: Joel Foster

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
1309 Centennial Hall
6:00-7:30 PM

Joel is with the Grassroots Leadership Academy. He will be presenting “The Power of Economic Freedom” :A discussion of the Economic Freedom Index, what it is, and how activists can use it to measure the current economic freedom of the United States.

Economic insights in a year like no other

September 9, 2016

Guest Speaker: Stephanie Maier

Dr Adam Hoffer and the Economics Department are pleased to welcome guest speaker Stephanie Maier. Please join us on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in 1309 Centennial Hall, 6:00-8:00pm

Her presentation will be: 

“Apathy and Democracy: 1st World Problems”

Experience the benefits and trade-offs of American life through the lens of one woman’s journey in democracy assistance around the world. Spanning eighteen years and fourteen countries, Stephanie Maier’s personal story celebrates our American heritage while exploring questions about the freedoms we enjoy and the debates we choose to engage in.

10 Best Colleges For Economics Majors In Wisconsin

Using science and data, we can tell you which colleges in WI offer the best opportunities for economics majors.

Betsy Knowles, Economics, one of six UWL faculty members selected for the 2016 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award.

Eagle Teaching Excellence Award winners announced.

Celebration of Student Inquiry Conference - Friday Apr 29, 3:00PM in Centennial 3213

You are invited to attend the Celebration of Student Inquiry in Economics, which will be held this Friday afternoon from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM.  

The keynote presentation will feature economics undergraduate honors student Matt Nicholson's presentation of his honors thesis, which will begin at 3:00 PM in Centennial 3213.

We will then walk across the hall to rooms 3212 and 3214 where students in managerial economics and economic development will present their final projects in a poster presentation format.

Seminar Speaker: Shatanjaya Dasgupta

Please join us for the next Economics Department seminar on Friday, April 1 in 203 Wimberly Hall, 3:30-5:00 PM

Shatanjaya Dasgupta is from the Department of Economics at Beloit College. She will present "Paying for Violence? Spousal Abuse and Son Preference in India"

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Symposium on Operations and Economics of Competitive Sports Teams

Monday, April 11, 2016

UWL Graff Main Hall Auditorium

Featuring: Oliver Luck, NCAA Executive Vice President Regulatory Affairs

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Seminar Speaker: Travis Minor

Please join us for the next Economics Department seminar on Friday, April 1 in 203 Wimberly Hall, 3:30-5:00 PM

Travis is an Assistant Director of Economics at the US Food and Drug Administration. He will present "The Effect of Nutrition Labeling on Consumers' Diet and Dietary Knowledge"

Seminar Speaker: Chris Vickers

Please join us for the next Economics Department seminar on Friday, February 5 in 203 Wimberly Hall, 3:30-5:00 PM

Chris is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Auburn University. He will present "Income Inequality in the Great Depression"

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Sports Economics Symposium

Monday, April 11, 2016

UWL Graff Main Hall Auditorium

Featuring: Oliver Luck, NCAA Executive Vice President Regulatory Affairs

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Academics + art 

Faculty exhibit shows how art, scholarly work intersect (December 30, 2015)