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  • The Niho Fund Supports Department Research!
    The Department greatly benefited in 2025-2026 from the Niho Research Excellence Fund.  Established and generously funded by Professor Emeritus Yoshio Niho, it promotes Departmental research. It allows research expenditures and trips that would otherwise be impossible. We deeply thank Yoshio and all the many dedicated alums and friends who have contributed to the Fund. Here’s …
  • Ethan Ballou wins the Perlman Paper Prize
    The Richard Perlman Prize for an Outstanding Paper in Labor Economics was won by graduate student Ethan Ballou.  His work uses modern machine learning tools to find potential determinants of earnings risk.  The Perlman Prize was first given in 1999 and recognizes the long history of strong labor economics research within the Department.  Before his …
  • The Holahan Teaching Prize goes to Labesh Kumar.
    Labesh Kumar won the 2026 William L. Holahan Prize for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student. First given in 2014, the prize recognizes the graduate student who excels in teaching as determined by faculty committee recommendation and by student evaluations. Established to recognize the 40 years of outstanding teaching and service by William Holahan, the …
  • Maeve Shampine wins Undergraduate Award
    Maeve Shampine won the Department's Undergraduate Alumni Scholarship.  Following recommendations from the faculty, this award is given each year to the continuing undergraduate student whose performance and positive attitude are both truly outstanding. Congratulations! Maeve Shampine and Prof Rebecca Neumann, Undergraduate Advisor We thank the Economics Department alumni whose contributions to the Department's General Fund …
  • Prof. Chakrabarti led the Giessen exchange
    Prof Avik Chakrabarti led our student and faculty exchange with Justus Liebig University – Giessen on this its 40th year.  He and Prof. Jürgen Meckl from JLU taught a mixture of JLU and UWM students over the six week term.  Prof. Chakrabarti called the experience "wonderful" and we all look forward to the coming fifth decade of this …
  • UWM Econ Hats Proliferate!
    Chris Berg (MA 2018) wrote in to us: "Loving the UWM Economics hat– I wear it often."  See the great photo with Chris in front of his hometown, Portland Oregon.  We love that you love it! Chris Berg The hats are proliferating around the country and around the world – show us yours!  Check out …
  • Students Study Friedman in Vermont
    In early summer, Six UWM students attended a colloquium to study the free-market principles advanced by Nobel economics laureate Milton Friedman. They included two economics graduate students, Alex Anagbado and Jan Philip Steitz, and two economics undergraduate students, Ella Wiedl and Cayden Oneal. Led by Prof. Stephen Miller (Franciscan University), the colloquium was held in Vermont …
  • The 40th year of the UWM – JLU Giessen exchange!
    Jeff Zimm (MA 1988) sent some wonderful photos – many thanks. His trip down memory lane took him to the summer of 1988 when he participated in the second year of the UWM – JLU Giessen Student Exchange. That makes this summer the 40th consecutive year that students have been exchanged between UWM and our German partner, …
  • Annual Panther Econ Connect
    At the end of the term we said good-bye to those economics students graduating this year.  We also connected with alumni and friends during this annual event.  Back to speak to us was Evan Andrew (MA 2017), Senior Audit Manager, BMO.  He discussed his path since graduation. He emphasized the need in the market or …
  • Undergraduate Research Spring 2026 Symposium
    Five undergraduates, with the help of their faculty mentors, prepared and presented original research at the Spring 2026 Symposium held in the UWM Student Union. Presentations included research on important topics in macroeconomics, transportation economics and local outsourcing. See the details here. Undergraduate David Gomez with his poster
  • UWM 414 Day of Giving
    Celebrate Milwaukee, Panther pride and the UWM Economics Department! Give a gift to the department. This year, Professor John Heywood will give $1,400 after 30 donations of any size to the following funds: Economics General Fund: Supporting students, instruction, and scholarships. Yoshio Niho Faculty Excellence Fund: Funding research opportunities for faculty. William Holahan Prize and Scholar Fund: Awarding outstanding …
  • UWM Makes Great Showing at Midwest Econ!
    The UWM Economics Department was extremely well represented at the Midwest Economics Association Meeting at the end of March held in Chicago.  Professor Rebecca Neumann joined many graduate students and alumni in attending and presenting research.  Indeed, the turnout was so large that we are likely to forget some who were there – sorry.  Alumni …

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