Economics Archives

September 19, 2022

Professor of Economics Daniel Riera-Crichton delivered the Convocation address

Professor Riera-Crichton quoted his favorite poet from his homeland of Spain, Antonio Machado: “Caminante, son tus huellas el camino y nada…

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August 24, 2022

Yanying (Sophie) Sheng (class of 2016) publishes research on racial animus during the COVID pandemic

Yanying (Sophie) Sheng (class of 2016) and her coauthor, Running Lu, published a new paper “How Racial Animus Forms and…

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June 9, 2022

Last-class Takeover in Professor Michael Murray’s Econometrics Class

After serving 35 years at Bates College as the Charles Franklin Phillips Professor of Economics, Professor Michael Murray will retire…

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June 9, 2022

2022 Economics Student Awards and Announcements

The annual Department Awards as decided by the Economics faculty. Congratulations to the following students:  Chances Prize, awarded to a…

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June 9, 2022

An Evening with Dr. Cecilia Rouse

Cecilia Rouse, who serves as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers and is a professor of economics…

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June 9, 2022

Economics faulty of 2021-2022

Professor He:   “I am studying how trade and immigration affect COVID-related xenophobia; whether Amazon raises its prices after its…

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June 9, 2022

Econ News – May 2021

WE@Bates Leadership Award Congratulations to Georgina Scoville and Maddie Sirois, winners of the inaugural (2021) Women in Economics @ Bates…

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June 9, 2022

Econ News – Apr. 2019

The 2019 Maine Economics Conference was held at Bates College Charlie Kolstad ’69, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Economic…

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