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Expert in "development-economics"

Samuel S. Bird

Assistant Professor of Economics

sbird@bates.edu | 207-755-5966

development economics, econometrics, political economy

Bates News

October 10, 2025

Meet new faculty in psychology, environmental studies, and an…

Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college over the course of the 2025-2026 academic year.

October 10, 2025

In the News: Oct. 10, 2025

For Mother Jones, in a Sept. 24 article headlined “How America’s Elite Colleges Breed High-Status Careers—and Misery,” journalist Evan Mandery named Bates as an outlier — for its emphasis on meaning and purpose.

October 10, 2025

Picture Story: September 2025 at Bates

From Convocation to fierce field hockey matches, double overtime football victories, and relaxing on the quad, we bring you September 2025 at Bates.