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Ron Fisher

Replace gas tax with mileage fee to pay for Michigan's roads

Elise Breshears

Bringing energy to light - Economics doctoral student spotlight Elise Breshears

Ajin Lee

Economics Assistant Professor Ajin Lee researches health inequities and teaches students to think like an economist

Rene Crespin

Dr. Rene Crespin joins the Department of Economics as College of Social Science Dean's Research Associate

Enrique Seira

Professor Enrique Seira Joins MSU Department of Economics as new Frederick S. Addy Distinguished Chair of Economics

Leslie Papke

Professor Leslie Papke to serve as new associate chair

Alumni Spotlight

MSU Economics Alumni Spotlight

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher - The Aim of Excise Taxes With External Costs

Lise Vesterlund

The No Club with Lise Vesterlund

Todd Elder

Diversity Champion: Todd Elder

Ben Bushong

MSU Economics announces inaugural Marilyn Addy Teacher Scholar Award recipient

Fred Addy

Remembering Fred Addy

Lisa Cook

Lisa Cook Is Confirmed As A New Fed Governor

Board of Trustees Academic Excellence Award

Gregory Marchal and Tanner Thering receive Board of Trustees' Award for academic excellence earning a 4.0 GPA

NSF Research Fellow

Karl Schneider named National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow

Strassmann Fellowship

The Department of Economics' Strassmann Fellowship to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion

Brick City Round Robin

MSU Debate wins the Brick City Round Robin

Lisa Cook

MSU economist Lisa Cook nominated for Fed board: Here's how she could have an impact

Emilie Jackson

Emilie Jackson Explores Effects Of The Rise Of The Gig Economy On Workers

Jon Eguia

Jon Eguia - MSU Economist And Social Scientist Helps Michiganders With The Redistricting Process

Scott Imberman

Scott Imberman - Gifted programs slight minorities and don't accelerate kids. Why have them?

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher - The Demise of the Gasoline Excise Tax?

Raoul Minetti

Raoul Minetti - Public hearing with experts on prospects of international cooperation in the field of financial services with the Biden Administration

Student View

Chloe Majzel: Coming into my identity

Ruth Hamilton Award

MSU Sociology Undergraduate Carrie Nielsen Wins All-University Excellence Award

Gregory Marchal

Gregory Marchal Named Truman Scholar

Formula Racing

MSU Formula Racing Team Finishes Top 10 In Global Competition

Identity

Student View: Coming Into My Identity

Barbra Lowrey

Barbra Lowrey - First Woman to Receive a PhD in Economics from MSU Reflects on Her Legacy

Scott Imberman

Scott Imberman - Will reopening schools in America cause covid-19 cases to spike?

Scott Imberman

Scott Imberman - Does reopening schools cause COVID-19 to spread? It's complicated

Fed Challenge

MSU Students Place As Finalists In National Federal Reserve Competition

Diversity Award

MSU Economics Team Awarded A University-Wide Excellence In Diversity Award

Jon Eguia

Jon Eguia - New Electoral Districts Are Coming - An Old Approach Can Show If They're Fair

Addy Chair

Second Frederick S. Addy Distinguished Chair named in the College of Social Science Department of Economics

Lisa Cook

MSU economist Dr. Lisa Cook to serve on Biden-Harris transition team

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher - How State and Local Governments Are Crucial to the Economy

Anthony Luongo

Anthony Luongo is nominated for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship

Jon Eguia

Jon Eguia - Ask the Expert: What is redistricting, and how does it affect political power?

AEASP

MSU Passes Torch for Hosting the Prestigious American Economics Association Summer Program

Jon Eguia

Jon Eguia - How Next-Gen Computer Generated Maps Detect Partisan Gerrymandering

Todd Elder

Todd Elder named an MSU Foundation Professor

Ron Fisher

Ron Fisher - Criminal Justice Spending: Perspectives and Comparisons

Scott Imberman

Scott Imberman - MSU Receives $4M For New Doctoral Fellowships In Education Sciences

Lisa Cook

Lisa Cook featured on NPR's Planet Money

Class of 2020

Congratulations Class of 2020!

Corona Virus

In-person classes have been suspended until further notice. Economics faculty will be in touch with students shortly regarding plans for courses going forward.

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

Friday, March 31, 2023, 12:00 - 1:10
Andre Silva, Nova School of Business And Economics - Portugal

Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 10:00
Su Hwan Chung, Michigan State University

Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00
Enrique Seira, Michigan State University

Thursday, April 6, 2023, 9:10 - 10:00
Hanzhe Zhang, Michigan State University

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