Archived Departmental News
Economics PhD Candidate Jesse Kaczmarski has Paper Published
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
Economics PhD candidate Jesse Kaczmarski recently had his paper, "Public support for community microgrid services" published in Energy Economics. It can be read here....read more
Economics Professors Find Bitcoin Mining is Environmentally Unsustainable
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
UNM Department of Economics faculty Benjamin Jones, Andrew Goodkind, and Robert Berrens have research published on the environmental costs of Bitcoin mining. Read their article in Scientific Reports here....read more
Economics Associate Professor Sarah Stith Discusses Costs of Cannabis Laws to Pharmaceutical Companies
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
UNM Department of Economics Associate Professor Sarah Stith discussed here recent co-authored article, "U.S. cannabis laws projected to cost generic and brand pharmaceutical firms billions" with KKOB and the Daily Lobo. Read "U.S. cannabis laws proj...read more
Associate Professor Benjamin Jones Discusses Bitcoin for the Lobo Living Room
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
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 completely booked, you can attend via Zoom. Read here for more information!...read more
Associate Professor Sarah Stith on Southwest Economy Podcast
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
Associate Professor Sarah Stith was recently on the Southwest Economy Podcast with the Dallas Fed to discuss legalized marijuana. Click here to listen to "Legal Marijuana in NM: How Will Costs Stack Up Against Benefits?"...read more
Economics Undergraduate Students Represented at UROC
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
Department of Economics undergraduate students Najhozhoni Rain Ben and Abhinav Dev presented papers at the UNM Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference. Click here to read the abstracts and learn more....read more
Professor Emeritus Christine Sauer in Wallethub Article
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
UNM Economics Professor Emeritus Christine Sauer was recently featured in Wallethub's article, "March 2022 Fed Rate Hike Probability & Analysis". Read the article here....read more
Economics Professor of Practice John Fleck Featured on PBS Tipping Point
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
UNM Department of Economics Professor of Practice John Fleck was recently featured on PBS Tipping Point speaking about the Colorado River Basin and water resources. Check out the full special here....read more
UNM Faculty Member Dave Dixon Discusses Supply Chains on KRQE
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
UNM Economics faculty member Dave Dixon was featured on local news station KRQE 13 to discuss supply chain disruptions and economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. View the segment here!...read more
PhD Candidate Avinandan Chakraborty Spotlight by Graduate Studies
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
UNM Economics PhD candidate Avinandan "Avi" Chakraborty was featured in a recent Graduate Studies student spotlight. Read more about Avi, his research and future plans here....read more
Economics Professor Emeritus Robert Valdez Nominated to the Biden Administration
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 - 08:52am
President Joe Biden recently nominated UNM Economics Professor Emeritus Robert Valdez for Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services. You can read more from the UNM Newsroom and from the Biden Administra...read more