Department News
Econ Grad Students Rock UNM Research and Discovery Week
November 17, 2025
The "Economic Research For a Better New Mexico" poster session during the 2025 UNM Research and Discovery Week was a great success. Ten Economic ... [Read More]
Economics Alumni Share Their Career Journeys
November 7, 2025
Alison Turner worked as a barista, Anand Macherla won a fellowship, Christina Campos ran a restaurant, James Jimenez was city manager for Rio Rancho. ... [Read More]
Econ Prof Brady Horn Wins UNM Ovation Award for High Impact Research
October 30, 2025
Economics Professor Brady Horn was selected for the 2025 UNM Office of the Vice President for Research Ovation Awards for Research and Scholarship. Th ... [Read More]
Econ Students Break New Ground at the CWE Mini-Conference
October 23, 2025
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. F ... [Read More]
Jingjing Wang 2025 NM EPSCoR Mentor Award
October 6, 2025
Jingjing Wang, associate professor of economics and associate director of the Water Resources Program at The University of New Mexico, has been named ... [Read More]
4th Annual New Mexico Economics Research Day Highlights Projects Impacting the State
September 10, 2025
To kick off the Fall semester, the UNM Department of Economics hosted the 4th annual New Mexico Economics Research Day. Highlights included faculty pr ... [Read More]
David van der Goes is the new BAMD Director
September 2, 2025
Congratulations to Economics professor David van der Goes on his appointment as the Director of the BAMD, an interdisciplinary pipeline program that t ... [Read More]
Professor Montoya to Give Address to Major Industry Group
July 10, 2025
Dr. Montoya will address members of NAIOP--an association of commercial real estate developers--later this month. Dr. Montoya—an internationally ... [Read More]
AERE 2025 Summer Conference highlights research work of environmental and resource economists
June 17, 2025
The Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) recently held its annual summer conference in New Mexico to showcase and discuss the l ... [Read More]
Benjamin Jones named Regents' Lecturer
June 10, 2025
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 ... [Read More]
Economics Ph.D. student, Casey Leek, is a RAND Summer Associate
May 21, 2025
Economics Ph.D. student, Casey Leek, has been accepted to the prestigious RAND Graduate Student Summer Associate Program. RAND is a nonprofit, no ... [Read More]
Economics Celebrates the Class of 2025!
May 19, 2025
Under the direction of our new Department Administrator, Jennifer Silva, the Department of Economics hosted a celebratory convocation ceremony to hono ... [Read More]
Digital gold? UNM Economics professors help decode the high cost of Bitcoin mining
May 5, 2025
Learn more here ... [Read More]
Anna Cao is the 2025 Mummert Economics Research Fellow
May 1, 2025
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 ... [Read More]
Econ Major Maria Pedroza wins Research Award
April 7, 2025
Maria Clara Pedroza Santos is a winner of a 2025 Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award for her paper, "Inside the Margins: Favelas Beyond the T ... [Read More]
Prof. Fontenla promotes financial literacy
April 7, 2025
Econ Professor Matías Fontenla encourages students to take control of their finances in this KOAT news clip, which aired on April 4. The Departme ... [Read More]
Dr. Cristina Reiser wins the College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Award for Lecturers
March 27, 2025
Dr. Cristina Reiser, Senior Lecturer III in Economics, has been awarded the College's highest honor for Lecturers. The review committee reported that ... [Read More]
Podcast Considers the Alcohol Tax
March 24, 2025
New Mexico ranks among the top five states for alcohol-related fatalities—but could a higher alcohol tax help? UNM economics professor Brady Hor ... [Read More]
UNM Economics alumna, Alison Turner, is honored as a DCI 40 Under 40 leader in economic development
March 3, 2025
Alison Turner was recently recognized at the International Economic Development Council's leadership summit as a DCI 40 Under 40 winner. This award re ... [Read More]
Alumni share career paths and advice
February 28, 2025
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 ... [Read More]
Econ Ph.D. Student, Ana Paula Milan Hinostroza, Selected to Participate in WEAI’s Graduate Student Workshop
February 17, 2025
4th year Ph.D. student Ana Paula Milan Hinostroza has been selected to participate in the Western Economic Association International’s (WEAI) Gr ... [Read More]
Tuesday, February 11, 2025: Economics Building Art Reception
January 6, 2025
Econ majors, minors, graduate students, art students, art lovers, UNM alumni, staff, faculty, friends and family: Please join us to celebrate a new pu ... [Read More]
Alumnus gives the gift of economic impact analysis
December 19, 2024
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 econo ... [Read More]
Three Econ Alumni Share Career Advice
November 15, 2024
Three out-of-state economics alumni zoomed into the Econ Department earlier this week to share their experiences with undergraduate majors. The remote ... [Read More]
Can alcohol taxes reduce drinking in New Mexico?
October 22, 2024
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
September 26, 2024
If you provide methadone treatment or other substance use disorder treatments in jails, will it reduce people from going back to jail? Several Univers ... [Read More]
3rd Annual NM Economics Research Day Examines State Policies and Economic Opportunities
August 24, 2024
Faculty from the University of New Mexico Department of Economics and the Department of Community and Regional Planning presented six different resear ... [Read More]
Interview with Online Teacher of the Year: Economics Senior Lecturer III Dr. Cristina Reiser
August 1, 2024
Dr. Reiser shares her enthusiasm for students and her excitement about teaching economics using evidence-based approaches in this in-depth interview.& ... [Read More]
NSF announces $16 million investment in UNM-affiliated projects to build climate resilience
July 23, 2024
NSF announces $16 million investment in UNM-affiliated projects to build climate resilience ... [Read More]
Economics Celebrates the Class of 2024!
May 10, 2024
Economics hosted a Convocation for its graduates on a beautiful spring day. Among the honorees were three newly minted PhD's, 14 Master's students, an ... [Read More]
2024 Cristina Reiser Outstanding Online Teacher of the Year
May 1, 2024
Dr. Cristina Reiser received the UNM-wide Online Teacher of the Year Award at a ceremony that celebrated exemplary college instructors in May. The Eco ... [Read More]
2024 Pizza and Professionals
April 1, 2024
Jacquelyn Rambo, Project Lead at the National Nuclear Safety Administration, offers career advice to students at the Pizza with Professionals networki ... [Read More]
Goldman Sachs Gives
March 13, 2024
Goldman Sachs Gives Public Service in Health Care Award established with $500,000 endowment Beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year, one major barri ... [Read More]
Economics Department Hosting Pizza with Professionals Lunch and Discussion
February 8, 2024
The Department is hosting a Pizza with Professionals Lunch and Discussion on February 21, 12-1PM in ECON 1052. Learn from UNM Economics alumns about w ... [Read More]
Three Economics Majors Awarded ASSURE Funding
January 30, 2024
The Arts & Sciences Support for Undergraduate Research Experience program (ASSURE) will support three economics majors this Spring as they pursue ... [Read More]
Grateful Alumnus Creates First Undergraduate Fellowship in Department of Economics
January 10, 2024
The Ryan and Brandi Mummert Research Fellowship in Economics was created by Ryan Mummert, a 1996 graduate of the Department of Economics, and his wife ... [Read More]
Adrian Balderamos Lands Prestigious Research Position at the Federal Reserve
December 15, 2023
In the first year of our BA/MA shared credit program, Adrian Balderamos received a job offer with the United States Federal Reserve Bank in Washington ... [Read More]
Celeste Lucero Receives the Inaugural Ryan and Brandi Mummert Research Fellowship in Economics
November 10, 2023
Alumnus Ryan Mummert says he gained invaluable skills as a research assistant when he was an undergraduate, and he wanted to make sure that other stud ... [Read More]
Associate Professor Jingjing Wang joins Water Resources Program as Associate Director
October 3, 2023
Associate Professor Jingjing Wang joined the UNM Water Resources Program as Associate Director. Research Assistant Professor and Director of Water Res ... [Read More]
Research for a Better New Mexico
August 19, 2023
Economics faculty members shared their research with over 50 attendees, including state legislators, student, faculty members, and alumni, at the depa ... [Read More]
Economics PhD Candidate Jesse Kaczmarski has Paper Published
November 7, 2022
Economics PhD candidate Jesse Kaczmarski recently had his paper, "Public support for community microgrid services" published in Energy Economics. It c ... [Read More]
Economics Professors Find Bitcoin Mining is Environmentally Unsustainable
October 11, 2022
UNM Department of Economics faculty Benjamin Jones, Andrew Goodkind, and Robert Berrens have research published on the environmental costs of Bitcoin ... [Read More]
Economics Associate Professor Sarah Stith Discusses Costs of Cannabis Laws to Pharmaceutical Companies
September 20, 2022
UNM Department of Economics Associate Professor Sarah Stith discussed here recent co-authored article, "U.S. cannabis laws projected to cost generic a ... [Read More]
Associate Professor Benjamin Jones Discusses Bitcoin for the Lobo Living Room
August 5, 2022
Associate Professor Benjamin Jones will be discussing Bitcoin for the Lobo Living Room on August 17th at 6:00 PM. Although in-person attendance is com ... [Read More]
Associate Professor Sarah Stith on Southwest Economy Podcast
May 20, 2022
Associate Professor Sarah Stith was recently on the Southwest Economy Podcast with the Dallas Fed to discuss legalized marijuana. Click here to listen ... [Read More]
