Message from Steven Haider, Chair of the Department of Economics
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MSU Economics and the Pandemic
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Welcome to our 2020 newsletter! Suffice it to say, it has been an incredibly challenging year for everyone in the Department of Economics community. Let me start on a positive note. Over the last eight months, I have been continually amazed by the resilience, hard work, and generosity of the entire community. Undergraduate students are showing up for online courses, even when they are during the middle of their night. Graduate students are applying themselves to the isolating endeavor of completing a dissertation, even in the midst of a very isolating outside world. Faculty members are adapting to online teaching, even offering seminars to help other faculty adapt. Advisors are adapting to new university rules and guidelines, again and again and again. And our office staff simply does what it takes to keep everything running behind the scenes. I very much believe we have earned the tagline “Spartans Will” over the last few months. For MSU economics, as for almost every organization and institution in the US, the most important story of the year has been the COVID pandemic. For that reason, we are devoting a significant fraction of this year’s newsletter to stories of how the pandemic has affected MSU economics, and how we have worked to address the challenges associated with the pandemic. |
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The impact of the pandemic on our students is described here. |
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Information on how our faculty has handled the move to remote instruction can be found here. |
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The fantastic efforts of our departmental advisors to provide students with the information and support they have needed during the pandemic are described here. |
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Antonio F. Galvao named as second Frederick S. Addy Distinguished Chair in Economics
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Econometrician Antonio F. Galvao has been named to fill the second distinguished chair in economics endowed by alumnus Frederick S. Addy.
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Economics Faculty Member Named MSU Foundation Professor
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This fall Todd Elder, one of our faculty members, was named an MSU Foundation Professor, a designation given to outstanding faculty who demonstrate excellence in research.
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Alumni Profile: Joe Hollis, Chair of the Department of Economics Advisory Board
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Joe Hollis (Economics 1970) is stepping down as chair of the Department of Economics Advisory Board after 8 years of exemplary service to the department. Read more about Joe’s work with the Board, and his broader involvement with MSU.
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MSU Fed Challenge Team Reaches the National Finals
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The "College Fed Challenge” is an academic competition in which teams of students representing colleges and universities research and analyze economic conditions, then present their analysis, along with a recommendation for monetary policy, before a panel of judges. This year, MSU’s Fed Challenge team emerged from a large field as one of six national finalists.
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Faculty Profile: Jon X. Eguia, Theorist of Group Decision Making and Expert on Redistricting
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In 2018, Michigan voters approved an amendment to the Michigan constitution that was intended to put an end to gerrymandering by giving the job of redistricting to an independent Redistricting Commission. MSU Economics Professor Jon Eguia was active in the movement to get the amendment placed on the ballot and ultimately approved by the voters, and he served as an outside expert during the new commission’s first training session. |
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Top Economics Majors Honored in Spring Reception
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Each spring before the graduation weekend, the Economics Department holds a special reception for the small group of economics majors who have been chosen for departmental awards on the basis of outstanding academic performance in their economics classes. This spring we continued the tradition, honoring seven graduating seniors in an on-line ceremony that allowed honorees, family members, friends, and faculty to simultaneously hear the remarks honoring each award winner. Read More |
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MSU’s AEA Summer Program Team Meets the Challenge of Remote Delivery
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In 2015, the Department of Economics was chosen to host the American Economic Association’s Summer Training Program (AEASP), a prestigious program established over 40 years ago with the goal of increasing the diversity of the economics profession. This summer was scheduled to be the fifth and final year of MSU’s hosting cycle. It was apparent by late spring, however, that if the AEASP was to occur at all, it would have to be done remotely. Read More |
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See what Katerina Powers, Seth Gershenson, and other alumni of our undergraduate and graduate programs have been up to. Read More |
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Catch up with the activities of MSU Econ faculty members Lisa Cook and Scott Imberman. Read More |
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