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The UWM Economics Department was extremely well represented at the Midwest Economics Association Meeting at the end of March held in Chicago.\u00a0 Professor Rebecca Neumann joined many graduate students and alumni in attending and presenting research.\u00a0 Indeed, the turnout was so large that we are likely to forget some who were there – sorry.\u00a0 Alumni participating included Benjamin Adams (PhD 2024), Martin Meder (PhD 2018), Sujata Saha (PhD 2017), Hardik Marfatia (PhD 2013) and Kenneth Fjell (PhD 1998).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alums Martin Meder and Sujata Saha with Professor Neumann<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Current graduate students participating included Alexander Anagbado, Ethan Ballou, Labesh Kumar, Seth Meyer, Jan Philip Steitz and Jiyue Wang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grad student Labesh Kumar<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All reported learning and benefiting from presenting, listening to others present and from informal contact with researchers in the field.\u00a0 Thanks to all our donors who help make this happen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grad student Ethan Ballou<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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