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April 29, 2017

Free Primary Education, Fertility, and Women’s Access to the Labor Market

On April 29, 2017, during the Maine Economics Conference was held at Colby College. Luke Chicoine represented Bates College and…

April 4, 2017

Nonlinearities in Financial Development

Peter Pedroni, Professor of Economics from Williams College presented his talk on “Nonlinearities in Financial Development: The Good, the Bad…

April 12, 2024

Those infamous 1800s pistol duels? They actually served a pur…

Even before the musical Hamilton, the Burr-Hamilton duel had most people figuring that pistol duels were deadly and irrational. But for the most part, they were neither, according to new research by Bates economist Paul Shea.

April 12, 2024

Picture Story: Celebrating students at Mount David Summit 202…

It's a Mount David Summit tradition: students show up to support their friends who are presenting at the summit. Summing up, Adelle Welch '25 said, “It’s all about spreading the love.”

April 12, 2024

‘A really amazing thing’: The 2024 Senior Thesis Exhibiti…

Photographs and text about the eight seniors who have moved their artwork from studios into the Bates Museum of Art for the 2024 Senior Thesis Exhibition — a "moment that validates what is possible."