Economics Archives
Professor Goff Awarded NSF Grant
Congratulations to Professor Goff for receiving an NSF Grant for her research project on programs that compensate landowners who support…
Finance and Society Course Partners with Local Community
In Professor Sen’s Finance and Society course, students have the opportunity to apply skills that they’ve learned in the classroom…
Data Science for Economists Hackathon Tackles Lewiston’s Lead Abatement Efforts
In the final week of classes this December, 15 students in Professor Kyle Coombs’ Data Science for Economists course dedicated…
Professor Sen’s Opinion Piece Published in the Bangor Daily News
Professor Sen recently published an opinion piece in the Bangor Daily News titled “Presidential candidates offer very different plans to…
Professor Coombs’ Research Cited in the 2025 Economic Report of the President
Professor Coombs and coauthors’ paper, “Early Withdrawal of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance: Effects on Employment and Earnings,” was cited in the…
Renewable Energy in Maine and New England
Students in the short-term course Renewable Energy in Maine and New England, taught by Professor T.J. Rakitan, visited the college’s…
Last-class Celebration for the Retirement of Professor Lynne Lewis from Bates
Students celebrate the retirement of Dr. Lynne Y. Lewis, the Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics, in her last class…
Celebrating economics thesis writers!
Fall thesis writers gathered this Monday to present and celebrate their thesis research in economics. Out of the 36 thesis…
Experience of the pandemic shifts attitudes toward the function of the government and market
Professor Sandra Goff’s paper “Support for Bigger Government: The Principle-Implementation Gap and COVID-19” with John Ifcher, Homa Zarghamee, Alex Reents, and Patrick…
Four new faculty members join the Bates economics department
Dr. Sam Bird, Dr. Sandra Goff, Dr. Amanda Lindsay, and Dr. Austin Smith joined the faculty in the economics department…