We honor all of our graduates at Commencement, but this year we sent out a large thank-you as well.  Andrew Powell (at left in photo) graduated in May with a degree in Economics as well as a Minor in Entrepreneurship.  He … Read more

At its October 2014 annual conference in Nashville, TN, the Financial Management Association International (FMA) awarded Giang Nguyen the best paper award in the Market Microstructure category. Her paper, “Order Flow Segmentation and the Role of Dark Pool Trading in … Read more

In June 2014, after over 40 years of service to the Department of Economics, Distinguished Professor John S. Akin retired. His retirement, however, was short lived. Within days of stepping down he came out of retirement to take the position … Read more

Simon Alder joined the faculty this summer as an assistant professor and Kaufman Family Global Fellow.  His main research interests are growth and development, regional economics, trade, and political economy.  In his work on development and infrastructure in India, Simon … Read more