Michael Coon (PhD 2012) is the winner of the biennial Eckstein Paper Prize given by the Eastern Economic Association.… Continue Reading »
UWM Econ Grads as University Administrators
An increasing number of our graduates have moved partially or totally from faculty duties to administrative duties within their universities.… Continue Reading »
Niho Research Excellence Fund – Update
Academic year 2016-17 was a spectacular year for support from the Yoshio Niho Research Excellence Fund! This was the first year we were able to make four awards. … Continue Reading »
Alum named ambassador!
Luis Arreaga (PhD 1981) has been named the United States Ambassador to Guatamala.… Continue Reading »
Sumit Agarwal (PhD 1998) named UWM Distinguished Alumni
Sumit Agarwal, who has three degrees from UWM, was recognized with the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for 2017. … Continue Reading »
PhD Graduate from 2017 Recognized
A nice story about Linh Pham, PhD 2017, from over the summer. Sorry not to get it up earlier!… Continue Reading »
Niho Research Excellence Fund
Academic year 2015-16 was another great year for support from the Yoshio Niho Research Excellence Fund! The details of the three awards are below and we encourage you to contribute to help the fund grow!… Continue Reading »
Research by 2016 PhD in the Washington Post
Darin Ullman (2016) shows that medical marijuana reduces worker absence.… Continue Reading »
Kristen Roche (PhD ’11) is “G.O.L.D.”
Kristen Roche (PhD ’11) was recognized by the UWM Alumni Association as a Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) in the Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony on October 9th at Pier Wisconsin in downtown Milwaukee. … Continue Reading »
Kristen Roche’s research summarized in Fortune
A recent study by recent alumnus Kristen Roche, Mount Mary College, and former UWM professor Keith Bender, shows that when women are in charge, they tend to pay themselves lower salaries than their male counterparts. … Continue Reading »