- Third Annual Panther Econ ConnectFor the third year the Department held an end-of-year gathering bringing together current and graduating students, faculty, alumni and friends. Ann Pencak led the proceedings and Kristen Carioti (PhD 2011) served as guest speaker describing her journey from UWM economics student to the Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at Mount Mary University …
- Professor and Student Visit Slovak University of TechnologyProfessor Rebecca Neumann and PhD student Ethan Ballou spent part of April in Bratislava Slovakia. Under an Erasmus grant they participated in the life of the Slovak University of Technology. Rebecca Neumann and Ethan Ballou They each taught a class to students there: Ethan taught on game theory in an Investment Evaluation Methods class and Professor Neumann …
- Undergraduates Doing Economic ResearchFour UWM economics students worked with three Departmental faculty to share their research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium this April. We were delighted with this heightened participation and enjoyed presentations on AI and outsourcing, Oil price spreads and airline mergers. See more details here. Erin Huerta, UWM Economics Student
- UWM 414 Day of GivingSupport the Economics Department on the 414 Day of Giving.
- PhD Student at the Midwest Economics AssociationAgain this year UWM was represented at the annual Midwest Economics Association meetings — in Kansas City this year. Yi Han presented his paper "Do EV Adoption Policies Drive Innovation in Energy Storage Technologies? Evidence from the Chinese Market." Yi had a great experience, got valuable comments and brought back some local BBQ sauce! PhD student …
- Department Friend RetiresNelson Hernandez retired in March after two and a half decades working for facilities services here at UWM. A routine fixture in Bolton Hall and on the 8th floor, Nelson served as a custodian and as a font of knowledge about the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team. We trust his retirement will be restful and include …
- Department Helps Bring Economics to Local High SchoolFaculty work with teachers at Shorewood High School to provide college credit.
- The Niho Excellence Fund Supports ResearchThe Department benefited greatly from the Niho Research Excellence Fund in 2023-2024.
- Geoengineering Research by Professor McGintyThe UWM L&S In Focus reviewed recent research by Professor Matthew McGinty.
- Team Econ does the Panther ProwlA few members of last year's Team Econ do the Panther Prowl 5k in person.
- Jan Philip Steitz wins the Perlman AwardJan Philip Steitz wins the Perlman Award for Best Paper in Labor Economics
- Ole Ulpts wins the Holahan Teaching AwardOle Ulpts wins the William Holahan Award for Outstanding Teaching by a graduate student.