51ÁÔÆæ

Economics Seminar

Avik Chakrabarti, (51ÁÔÆæ), “A General Equilibrium Model of Intra-firm Competition with Product Differentiation in Oligopolyâ€

November 3, 2023
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Lubar Hall S241

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Two winners of the Holahan Teaching Award

Thanks to the generosity of our friends and alums, two graduate students each received $1000 as winners of the Holahan Outstanding Teaching Award.  Avigyan Sengupta and Benjamin Adams received rave reviews from their students and demonstrated their success in teaching economics to undergraduates. Well done!

Your contribution helps remember Bill Holahan’s contribution to the Department, rewards great teaching in economics and helps support our graduate students. You can give to Economics here.

three people in front of 51ÁÔÆæ sign
Avigyan Sengupta, Prof. Emeritus William Holahan and Benjamin Adams

Economics Seminar

Evan AndersonNorthern Illinois University, will present his research “Estimating Beliefs.â€

November 17, 2023
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Lubar Hall S231

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Club

John Tamburino, a  51ÁÔÆæ grad specializing in Supply Chain within the Pharmaceutical industry, will speak on how an Economics degree led to his career path, give insight into his career and much more!

October 3, 2023
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Bolton Hall 827

Contact: Rebecca Neumann,  rneumann@uwm.edu

Ben Adams wins the Perlman Prize

Benjamin Adams wins the 2023 Perlman Paper Prize for his paper “Locus of Control and Performance Pay: Evidence from U.S. Survey Data.” The paper identifies the worker characteristics that influence the decision to work for performance pay. Congratulations!

Your contribution helps remember Richard Perlman’s contribution to the Department and supports emerging scholars in labor economics like Ben.

Benjamin Adams and Prof. John Heywood
Benjamin Adams and Prof. John Heywood

Micro Workshop

October 18, 2023
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Bolton Hall 812B

Emily Nix, University of Southern California, “We’ve Got You Covered: Employer and Employee Responses to Dobbs v. Jacksonâ€

Contact: John Heywood, heywood@uwm.edu

Micro Workshop

October 18, 2023
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Bolton Hall 812B

Emily Nix, University of Southern California, “We’ve Got You Covered: Employer and Employee Responses to Dobbs v. Jackson”

Contact: John Heywood, heywood@uwm.edu

Averell Diesch wins the Undergraduate Prize

Averell Diesch and Undergraduate Director Prof. Rebecca Neumann
Averell Diesch (right) and Undergraduate Director Prof. Rebecca Neumann

Congratulations to Averell Diesch! He won the Undergraduate Alumni Scholarship Prize given to an outstanding student who is deeply involved in the program. We love recognizing our best with awards donated by friends and alums. Help us keep this fine tradition going!

Give to 51ÁÔÆæ Economics.

Micro Workshop

November 1, 2023
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Bolton Hall 812B

Ling Li, UW – Parkside, “The Effect of the Acid Rain Program on Productivity and Safety in Surface Coal Mines”

Contact: John Heywood, heywood@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar

October 20, 2023
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Lubar Hall S241

Kelli Marquardt, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
“The Role of Information in Pharmaceutical Advertising: Theory and Evidenceâ€

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu