Archived Departmental News
Two Economics PhD Students Nominated for Susan Deese-Roberts Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
The Economics Department is proud to announce that two of our PhD students, Casey Leek and Samuel Asare, have been nominated for the Susan Deese-Roberts Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. This award, offered by the Center for Teaching and Learnin...read more
Econ Grad Students Rock UNM Research and Discovery Week
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
The "Economic Research For a Better New Mexico" poster session during the 2025 UNM Research and Discovery Week was a great success. Ten Economics graduate students presented their research, and the turnout and engagement were excellent. In ano...read more
Economics Alumni Share Their Career Journeys
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
Alison Turner worked as a barista, Anand Macherla won a fellowship, Christina Campos ran a restaurant, James Jimenez was city manager for Rio Rancho. These are among the varied stops along the evolving career paths of four Economics alumni who share...read more
Econ Prof Brady Horn Wins UNM Ovation Award for High Impact Research
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
Economics Professor Brady Horn was selected for the 2025 UNM Office of the Vice President for Research Ovation Awards for Research and Scholarship. The Ovation awards recognize full-time UNM faculty for recent accomplishments with unusually high imp...read more
4th Annual New Mexico Economics Research Day Highlights Projects Impacting the State
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
To kick off the Fall semester, the UNM Department of Economics hosted the 4th annual New Mexico Economics Research Day. Highlights included faculty presentations of five research projects that have a direct impact on New Mexico and research posters ...read more
Economics Celebrates the Class of 2025!
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
Under the direction of our new Department Administrator, Jennifer Silva, the Department of Economics hosted a celebratory convocation ceremony to honor four newly minted PhD's, 12 MA graduates, and 33 BA graduates. The ceremony also included recogni...read more
Econ Students Break New Ground at the CWE Mini-Conference
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
The Center for Water and the Environment held its Mini-Conference on October 17 2025, in the STAMM Common room at the Centennial Engineering Center. For the first time, in at least three years, non-engineering students participated in the conference...read more
David van der Goes is the new BAMD Director
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
Congratulations to Economics professor David van der Goes on his appointment as the Director of the BAMD, an interdisciplinary pipeline program that trains future doctors who serve New Mexico communities. Learn more here....read more
UNM’s Jingjing Wang honored with 2025 NM EPSCoR Mentor Award
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
Jingjing Wang, associate professor of economics and associate director of the Water Resources Program at The University of New Mexico, has been named a recipient of the 2025 NM EPSCoR Mentor Award. Wang was nominated by her own students for her exce...read more
Professor Montoya to Give Address to Major Industry Group
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
Dr. Montoya will address members of NAIOP--an association of commercial real estate developers--later this month. Dr. Montoya—an internationally recognized scholar and advisor—will explore how New Mexico’s unique economic, cultural...read more
AERE 2025 Summer Conference highlights research work of environmental and resource economists
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
The Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) recently held its annual summer conference in New Mexico to showcase and discuss the latest research findings, contributing to the knowledge and advancement in environmental and resourc...read more
Benjamin Jones named Regents' Lecturer
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
Benjamin Jones has been chosen by the College of Arts & Sciences as one of two 2025-2027 Regents' Lecturers. Dr. Jones will receive a stipend for the next three years and will always keep the title of Regents' Lecturer. Regents’ Lecturer is a ...read more
Anna Cao is the 2025 Mummert Economics Research Fellow
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
Economics major Anna Cao was awarded the 2025 Ryan and Brandi Mummert Research Fellowship in Economics this spring. Anna's application stood out in a very competitive pool based on her stellar academic record and her interest in pursuing economics r...read more
Economics Ph.D. student, Casey Leek, is a RAND Summer Associate
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
Economics Ph.D. student, Casey Leek, has been accepted to the prestigious RAND Graduate Student Summer Associate Program. RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research powerhouse known for its contributions to military and social policy. Among its ...read more
Digital gold? UNM Economics professors help decode the high cost of Bitcoin mining
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 - 04:09pm
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