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Mon, 10/24/2022

KU Hosted the 11th Annual Midwest Health Economics Conference from September 14-16, 2022.

49 individuals attended the conference, including 33 from other universities, including the UIUC, UMKC, K-State, UIC, DePaul, Central Michigan, Wayne State, Texas A&M, Nebraska, Illinois State, Bentley, the Chicago Fed, Miami of Ohio, Arizona, Michigan State, Indiana, Mizzou, Cornell, Barcelona, Ohio State, West Virginia, and the UDSA Economic Research Service...

Fri, 10/21/2022

Professor David Slusky Speaks on a KU Faculty Panel About Reproductive Rights: Impact and Access Across Populations

Thu, 10/20/2022

Professor Dr. Tarun Sabarwal Inducted Into Prestigious Marquis Who's Who

Congratulations to Professor Dr. Tarun Sabarwal for being inducted into the prestigious Marquis Who’s Who. He is recognized for his expertise in economics and finance. Click here to view the press release. ...

Fri, 09/30/2022

Alumnus Will Duncan (PhD 2021) Helps Lead New Consortium to Improve Data Science Across Kansas

Alumnus Will Duncan (PhD 2021) helps lead new consortium to improve data science across Kansas. The Kansas Data Science Consortium will incorporate real-world data sets into student learning, and it is seeking community organizations of all types to partner and share data. Learn more. ...

Fri, 09/23/2022

Dr. Tarun Sabarwal Invited to Chair Research Session at Iowa State University Market Design Conference

Tue, 09/20/2022

Dr. Tarun Sabarwal Publishes New Research in Games and Economic Behavior

Congratulations to Dr. Tarun Sabarwal for publishing "Characterizing Robust Solutions in Monotone Games" in the latest issue of Games and Economic Behavior, the top journal dedicated to game theory and its applications. Learn more here. ...

Mon, 09/19/2022

Professor Slusky Discusses the Consequences of Aging Lead Water Lines Throughout Kansas on KTWU's "I've Got Issues" Program

Professor Slusky discusses the consequences of aging lead water lines throughout Kansas on KTWU's "I've Got Issues" program. Watch the program here! ...

Tue, 09/13/2022

Professor Slusky Moderates a Panel on the Economics of Reproductive Healthcare Policy

Professor Slusky moderates a panel on the Economics of Reproductive Healthcare Policy. View a recording of the panel here. ...

Thu, 09/08/2022

Dr. Tsvetan Tsvetanov Receives De-Min and Chin-Sha Wu Award

Congratulations to Dr. Tsvetan Tsvetanov, recipient of the De-Min and Chin-Sha Wu Award! Dr. Tsvetanov is recognized for his excellent research productivity & impact, service to the department, & excellence in teaching as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics. ...

Mon, 08/15/2022

PhD Alumna Dr. Anne-Christine Barthel (Supervisor Dr. Tarun Sabarwal) Earns Promotion and Tenure

Big congrats to PhD alumna Dr. Anne-Christine Barthel (supervisor Dr @Tarun_Sabarwal) for promotion to Associate Professor with tenure at West Texas A&M University! ...

Fri, 07/29/2022

New Article by Prof. Shahnaz Parsaeian Introduces Optimal Forecasts When Markets Experience Structural Breaks

Oil price shocks or pandemic disruptions are examples of structural breaks in business and market functions. New research by Professor Shahnaz Parsaeian addresses how to make an optimal forecast in the presence of possible structural breaks. ...

Wed, 07/13/2022

Professor Slusky Interviewed on American Public Square's Podcast about the Economics of Roe v. Wade

Mon, 07/11/2022

Dr. Sabarwal to Present at the 33rd Stony Brook International Conference on Game Theory

Congratulations to Dr. @Tarun_Sabarwal! His research on contagion in social networks is accepted at the 33rd Stony Brook International Conference on Game Theory, the premier conference in the world dedicated to game theory and its applications. Learn more about the conference on their website. ...

Mon, 06/27/2022

Professor Slusky Discusses the Effects of Restricting Abortions on New Orlean's WWL Radio

Professor David Slusky discussed the economic effects of restricting abortions on New Orleans's WWL radio. Listen here. ...

Fri, 06/24/2022

Professor Tsvetanov Selected as 2022 Recipient of the Byron T. Shutz Trust Award for Excellence in Teaching

Economics Professor Tsvetanov was selected as the 2022 recipient of the Byron T. Shutz Award for Excellence in Teaching. His selection recognizes his significant contributions to the University of Kansas and its students through his outstanding teaching. Professor Tsvetanov will be recognized at the Annual Teaching Summit to be held...

Wed, 06/01/2022

Prof. William Barnett outlines "Why Fed Was Caught Unawares by Inflation" in special edition of the KU Economist

Prof. William Barnett outlines "Why Fed Was Caught Unawares by Inflation" in a special Summer 2022 edition of the KU Economist. Read the latest edition here. ...

Wed, 05/25/2022

Professor Slusky writes Intereconomics's latest "Letter from America" on "The Cost of Restricting Abortion Access"

Thu, 05/19/2022

Professor Eungsik Kim Recipient of KU International Affairs' Research Travel Grant

Congrats to Prof. Eungsik Kim on receiving a KU International Affairs research travel grant to South Korea! Learn more about his work abroad. ...

Thu, 05/19/2022

Prof. Lugovskyy Accepted into Pardee RAND Graduate School’s Faculty Leaders Program 2022

Thu, 05/12/2022

Professor Slusky quoted in The Hill regarding the economic impacts of overturning Roe v. Wade.

Wed, 05/04/2022

2022 Kansas Workshop in Economic Theory

The Kansas Workshop in Economic Theory is a premier conference regularly attracting leading researchers in economics. This is the twelfth anniversary of KWET. Dr. Tarun Sabarwal has been chairing and organizing this conference since 2009. A distinguishing feature is that several spots are saved for junior researchers and the conference...

Mon, 05/02/2022

PhD student Uttiya Paul (Advisor: Dr Tarun Sabarwal) wins University Summer Research Scholarship

Congrats to PhD student Uttiya Paul (Advisor: Dr. Tarun Sabarwal) for winning a University Summer Research Scholarship (from KU Office of Graduate Studies) for research on monotone methods in economics and game theory. Way to go! ...

Tue, 04/26/2022

Dr. Tarun Sabarwal serves as expert witness in Counselors Series at Dole Institute

Dr. Tarun Sabarwal serves as expert witness in the Counselors Series at Dole Institute of Politics to discuss antitrust policy and Big Tech. April 26, 2022 at 6 pm. More at: https://doleinstitute.org/event/future/...

Tue, 04/26/2022

KU Graduate Alumnus Dr. Hoa Vu Awarded 2022 Argersinger Award

KU Graduate alumnus Dr. Hoa Vu awarded 2022 Argersinger Award for the best dissertation in Social Sciences, Education, Humanities, & Arts. Learn more about Dr. Hoa Vu's award. ...

Mon, 03/28/2022

Dr. Tarun Sabarwal Selected to Public Scholars Group

Mon, 03/07/2022

Dr. Tarun Sabarwal invited to Berkeley as Visiting Research Professor

Many congrats to Dr. Tarun Sabarwal! Sabarwal was invited to the University of California at Berkeley as Visiting Research Professor to give a series of lectures on monotone games and conduct research. Congratulations on this top honor and for driving research engagement at the highest levels of the profession! ...

Wed, 03/02/2022

Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of economics and director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research, Awarded Regents Distinguished Professorship

Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of economics and director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research, was recognized as an accomplished economics scholar when awarded the Regents Distinguished Professorship. ...

Fri, 02/25/2022

Professor Lugovskyy Discusses Diversity and Equity with KU News Service.

Lugovskyy discusses The KU Economics URMW Pipeline Program set to launch in Spring 2022. ...

Thu, 02/03/2022

Professor Jo Lugovskyy's Coauthored Report on Retirement Readiness of the Working Age Population Now Available on the U.S. Census Bureau’s Website

Wed, 01/19/2022

Department of Economics Receives the 2022 AEA Departmental Seed Grant for Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion