Department News

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]