Mikhail Golosov, University of Chicago, will present 鈥淎 Beckerian Theory of Taxation.鈥�
Date: November 21, 2025
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Place: Lubar Hall N110
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu
ECONOMICS SEMINAR
Martin O鈥機onnell, UW-Madison, will present 鈥淭he Welfare Effects of Price Shocks and Household Relief Packages: Evidence from an Energy Crisis.鈥�
Date: November 14, 2025
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Place: Lubar Hall N110
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu
Mia Crowell is the Undergraduate Prize winner!
Each year the Department awards a prize to the best continuing undergraduate.聽 This is a student who excels in the classroom and contributes to their fellow students.聽 The 2025 winner is Mia Crowell.聽Congratulations!
The Holahan Prize goes to Marlo Vasquez!
Marlo Vasquez wins the 2025 Holahan Prize for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student. A dissertation student working with Professor Lazkano, Marlo has excelled in teaching both principles and economic development classes. This is the fourteenth annual awarding of the Prize which serves to recognize the forty years of excellent teaching and leadership provided by Professor William Holahan.
ECONOMICS SEMINAR
Sakshi Bhardwa,聽UW-Whitewater, will present “Does Assisting Low-Income Tax Filers Work? Evidence from the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program.”
Data: October 24, 2025
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Place: Lubar N110
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani聽 聽 聽bahmani@uwm.edu
MICRO WORKSHOP
Marlo Vasquez,聽51猎奇, will present聽“Did the America Invents Act boost innovation in the US?”
Date: October 22, 2025
Time: 11:30 to 12:30
Place: Bolton 812b
Contact: John Heywood聽 聽聽heywood@uwm.edu
ECONOMICS SEMINAR
Miguel Acosta, UW-Madison, will present 鈥淭he Perceived Causes of Monetary Policy Surprises鈥�.
Date: October 17, 2025
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Location: Lubar N110
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu
Youssuf Abdelatif wins the Elliott Prize
Youssuf Abdelatif聽 wins聽 the J. Walter Elliott Prize for 2025.聽 This prize memorializes Prof. Elliott and was first awarded in 1992.聽 It rewards an outstanding performance on the Macroeconomics preliminary exam.聽 As Chair Kundan Kishor said, “we don’t give this award every year only when we have truly excellent exam.聽 Congratulations to Youssuf!
ECONOMICS SEMINAR
Saleh Tabrizi, University of Oklahoma, will present 鈥淓xchange Rate Misalignment and International Trade: Effects on Manufacturing, Agricultural, and Services Exports.鈥�
Date: October 10
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Place: Lubar N110
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu
ECONOMICS SEMINAR
Eric Richert, University of Chicago, will present 鈥淏anking Fragility and Resolution Costs鈥�.
Date: October 3
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Place: Lubar N100
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu