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Hanzhe Zhang

Hanzhe Zhang on Team to research Intelligent Social Network Interventions

Carl Davidson

Carl Davidson - University Distinguished Professor

Anna Esenther

Econ Alumna named Rhodes Scholar

Stacy Dickert-Conlin

MSU Social Scientists Improving The Process Of Allocating Organ Transplants

Ron Fisher

The Resurgence of Property Taxes

MMM2019

Midwest Macro Fall 2019

Harry Trebing

In Memory of Harry Trebing, Professor Emeritus and Founder of IPU

Carl Davidson

Carl Davidson Named University Distinguished Professor

Charley Ballard

Charley Ballard - IPPSR State of the State Podcast: Politics, Tariffs and the Popular Vote

Sparty

Profs Imberman and Elder Research On Racial Gaps In Special Education - Ed Week, Chalkbeat

Don Spence

Don Spence Recognized With The Alumni Service Award

Michael Watson

Michael Watson Recognized With The Young Alumni Award

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher's OpEd on Michigan Roads

Scott Imberman

Scott Imberman listed # 197 in 2019 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings

Mark Skidmore

Mark Skidmore's research discussed in The Washington Post

Research Fair

Undergraduate Research Fair - Dec 11th @ 12:45pm

Ron Fisher

"Don't Bet On It" by Ron Fisher in State Tax Notes

Ron Fisher

"Tolls Rule" by Ron Fisher in State Tax Notes

Jon Eguia

Jon Eguia - Great Lakes Political Economy Theory Conference

Kyoo il Kim

Kyoo il Kim awarded Best Empirical Paper Award 2018 by IJIO

Charley Ballard

Charley Ballard - State Of The State Survey: Michigan Still Hot On Economy, Lukewarm On Leaders

Carl Liedholm

Beloved Economics Professor Carl Liedholm Retires

Charley Ballard

Charley Ballard - Survey Says: Michigan Voters Undecided on Governor Elections but Have Opinions on Pot

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher discusses Tax Reform Debate

Jon Eguia

Jon Eguia to be a keynote speaker at the Australian Political Economy Network Workshop

Tributes

In Memory of Max Kreinin and Cecil Mackey

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher discusses Property Taxes in State Tax Notes article

Mark Skidmore

Mark Skidmore interviewed about below research

Mark Skidmore

Mark Skidmore and team find Unauthorized Spending by DOD and HUD

Jeff Wooldridge

Jeff Wooldridge - Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers For 2017

Rachel Croson

Rachel Croson will receive 2017 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award

Scott Imberman

Scott Imberman Interviewed By WalletHub Concerning Issues Faced By Teachers Today And How To Recruit And Retain The Best Teachers

Thomas Jeitschko

Thomas Jeitschko's Knowledge@Wharton podcast interview "Was Amazon's '1-Click' Ordering Truly a Game Changer"

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher - Will the Decline in Sales Tax Revenue Continue?

Scott Imberman

Scott Imberman Quoted In MarketWatch Article About Student Earnings Differences

Lisa Cook

Lisa Cook - The Human Side Of Economics

Econ Alumni Assciation Award

Economists Earn 2017 Alumni Association Awards

Thomas Jeitschko

Thomas Jeitschko Named Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program Fellow

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher's "Snapshot of Current State Finances" appears in www.taxnotes.com

Sparty

Econ Scholar Matthew Suandi awarded NSF Grad Fellowship

Sparty

MSU Economics graduate program ranks as #29 in U.S. News & World Report rankings

Sparty

MSU Econometrics graduate program ranks as #12 in U.S. News & World Report rankings

Lisa Cook

Lisa Cook featured at NSF website

Lisa Cook

Lisa Cook is a discussant on NPR Morning Edition show

Charley Ballard

Charley Ballard's response to question "Was the Trans-Pacific Partnership Bad for the U.S.?" in interview by Wallethub

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher - The Infrastructure Investment Decline

AEASP

$2.3M Program At MSU Boosts Diversity In Economics

Lisa Cook

Lisa Cook Interview by Knowledge@Wharton To Discuss The Latest On Wells Fargo

Jinhua Zhao

Jinhua Zhao Interview by MSU Today

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher - Naming Rights as a State Revenue Generator

4th Annual ESTIMATE Workshop Brings Researchers to MSU

4th Annual ESTIMATE Workshop Brings Researchers to MSU

Fred Addy

Carl Liedholm - Profs Say Online Reviews Can Hurt Students

Fred Addy

Fred Addy Creates Ripple Effect with Endowed Chairs

Tim Vogelsang

Tim Vogelsang - A Pair of ACEs: Fred and Marilyn Addy Fund the Second Endowed Addy Chair of Economics

Upcoming Seminars

Thursday, June 4, 2020, 10:00 - 12:00pm
Yeon Choi, Michigan State University

Thursday, June 18, 2020, 10:00 - 12:00pm
Chris Fowler, Michigan State University

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