Department News

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]

Digital gold? UNM Economics professors help decode the high cost of Bitcoin mining
May 5, 2025
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Anna Cao is the 2025 Mummert Economics Research Fellow
May 1, 2025
Anna Cao and Ryan Mummert Economics major Anna Cao was awarded the 2025 Ryan and Brandi Mummert Research Fellowship in Economics this spring. ... [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
Podcast Considers the Alcohol Tax
March 24, 2025
UNM Economics alumna, Alison Turner, is honored as a DCI 40 Under 40 leader in economic development
March 3, 2025
Alumni share career paths and advice
February 28, 2025
Econ Ph.D. Student, Ana Paula Milan Hinostroza, Selected to Participate in WEAI’s Graduate Student Workshop
February 17, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025: Economics Building Art Reception
January 6, 2025
Alumnus gives the gift of economic impact analysis
December 19, 2024
Three Econ Alumni Share Career Advice
November 15, 2024
Can alcohol taxes reduce drinking in New Mexico?
October 22, 2024
UNM research shows methadone, other substance use disorder treatments in jails reduces recidivism
September 26, 2024
3rd Annual NM Economics Research Day Examines State Policies and Economic Opportunities
August 24, 2024
Interview with Online Teacher of the Year: Economics Senior Lecturer III Dr. Cristina Reiser
August 1, 2024
NSF announces $16 million investment in UNM-affiliated projects to build climate resilience
July 23, 2024
Economics Celebrates the Class of 2024!
May 10, 2024
2024 Pizza and Professionals
April 1, 2024
Goldman Sachs Gives
March 13, 2024
Three Economics Majors Awarded ASSURE Funding
January 30, 2024
Celeste Lucero Receives the Inaugural Ryan and Brandi Mummert Research Fellowship in Economics
November 10, 2023
Associate Professor Jingjing Wang joins Water Resources Program as Associate Director
October 3, 2023
Research for a Better New Mexico
August 19, 2023
Economics PhD Candidate Jesse Kaczmarski has Paper Published
November 7, 2022