Archived Departmental News
Digital gold? UNM Economics professors help decode the high cost of Bitcoin mining
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
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Econ Major Maria Pedroza wins Research Award
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Maria Clara Pedroza Santos is a winner of a 2025 Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award for her paper, "Inside the Margins: Favelas Beyond the Tourist Lens." Maria, who is a Sophomore majoring in Economics, placed 3rd in the Emerging Scho...read more
Prof. Fontenla promotes financial literacy
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Econ Professor Matías Fontenla encourages students to take control of their finances in this KOAT news clip, which aired on April 4. The Department will offer Econ 2130 - Personal Finance online this summer (CRN 88339 or CRN 88340) and aga...read more
Dr. Cristina Reiser wins the College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Award for Lecturers
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Dr. Cristina Reiser, Senior Lecturer III in Economics, has been awarded the College's highest honor for Lecturers. The review committee reported that Dr. Reiser's teaching and service exemplify the excellence that they hope to see across the College...read more
Podcast Considers the Alcohol Tax
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
New Mexico ranks among the top five states for alcohol-related fatalities—but could a higher alcohol tax help? UNM economics professor Brady Horn thinks so. In the latest episode of It’s (Probably) Not Rocket Science, titled &#...read more
Alumni share career paths and advice
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Bobak Khodaie took a position with the firm where he interned, Erik Harrington left for Mexico, Shaina Saint-Lot started a Master's at Cambridge. Thus began the career paths after graduation for three UNM Economics alumni who recently returned to UN...read more
UNM Economics alumna, Alison Turner, is honored as a DCI 40 Under 40 leader in economic development
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Alison Turner was recently recognized at the International Economic Development Council's leadership summit as a DCI 40 Under 40 winner. This award recognizes 40 influential leaders in the economic development profession who are working to support t...read more
Econ Ph.D. Student, Ana Paula Milan Hinostroza, Selected to Participate in WEAI’s Graduate Student Workshop
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
4th year Ph.D. student Ana Paula Milan Hinostroza has been selected to participate in the Western Economic Association International’s (WEAI) Graduate Student Workshop in San Francisco, CA from June 19-22, 2025. Held in conjunction with the WE...read more
Tuesday, February 11, 2025: Economics Building Art Reception
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Econ majors, minors, graduate students, art students, art lovers, UNM alumni, staff, faculty, friends and family: Please join us to celebrate a new public art installation in the Economics Building lobby! Learn about the art from Arif Khan, Directo...read more
Three Econ Alumni Share Career Advice
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Three out-of-state economics alumni zoomed into the Econ Department earlier this week to share their experiences with undergraduate majors. The remote “Pizza with Professionals” event was co-hosted with the UNM Alumni Association. Belind...read more
Alumnus gives the gift of economic impact analysis
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Economics Alumnus Charles Lehman (B.A. 1963) has donated $30,000 to UNM for a campus-wide license for IMPLAN, the leading software for assessing economic impact. IMPLAN allows economists, geographers, planners, and other researchers to evaluate the ...read more
Interview with Online Teacher of the Year: Economics Senior Lecturer III Dr. Cristina Reiser
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Dr. Reiser shares her enthusiasm for students and her excitement about teaching economics using evidence-based approaches in this in-depth interview. ...read more
Can alcohol taxes reduce drinking in New Mexico?
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Professor Brady Horn provided expert testimony to the New Mexico legislature regarding a proposal to increase alcohol taxes. Read more here....read more
UNM research shows methadone, other substance use disorder treatments in jails reduces recidivism
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
If you provide methadone treatment or other substance use disorder treatments in jails, will it reduce people from going back to jail? Several University of New Mexico researchers say yes. Brady Horn, a professor in the Department of Economics, and ...read more
3rd Annual NM Economics Research Day Examines State Policies and Economic Opportunities
Posted: May 06, 2025 - 02:27pm
Faculty from the University of New Mexico Department of Economics and the Department of Community and Regional Planning presented six different research projects focused on issues impacting New Mexico during the third-annual New Mexico Economic Rese...read more
