Dr. Jonathan Rubin, Professor in the School of Economics and Director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, will be providing additional research support to the work of the Maine Climate Council. Dr. Rubin has served on the Council’s Science and Technical Subcommittee and Transportation Working Group. He recently joined the the Maine Climate Council’s […]
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The Maine Government Summer Internship Program could be a great match for many SOE undergraduate students. SOE students who are interested in doing internships with municipal or state governments should be aware that the application for this competitive internship program is fast-approaching. The deadline to apply (online) for The Maine Government Summer Internship Program is […]
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UMaine’s Women in Economics organization invites interested students, alumni, and faculty to register and attend the 2021 Women in Economics Symposium sponsored by the St. Louis Federal Reserve. This year’s theme is making a difference in the world as an economist. Sessions will address themes such as conserving the environment, reducing income inequality, improving healthcare […]
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The Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park hosted the Acadia National Park Science Symposium Session on Early-Career Opportunities on January 27, 2021. SOE Director and Professor Kathleen Bell attended the event to learn more about job and internship opportunities for SOE students and to engage with participants about SOE research and learning opportunities. Follow-up materials […]
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SOE Professor Phil Trostel was interviewed by WFVX reporters about the economic impacts of the pandemic. In the segment which aired on TV Friday evening, Dr. Trostel noted the historic significance of the recent economic contraction and the varying impacts of the pandemic on workers and households with different levels of income and education. He […]
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Jonathan Malacarne (SOE Assistant Professor), Jason Lilley (University of Maine Cooperative Extension Professional), and Tora Jackson (Maine Farmer Resource Network) will present a summary of the impacts of COVID-19 on Maine’s food system at the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) 2021 virtual Maine Ag Trades Show. Their session, COVID-19 and the Maine Food System […]
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James McConnon, SOE Professor and UMaine Cooperative Extension Specialist, Beth Calder, UMaine Cooperative Extension Food Science Specialist, and Louis V. Bassano, Professor Emeritus of Cooperative Extension, organized an interactive panel discussion focused on food and beverage businesses that are thriving during the pandemic for the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) 2021 virtual Maine […]
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The SOE Community congratulates Ethan Tremblay on his new position as a solar and storage analyst in the Maine Governor’s energy office. As a member of that office’s team, Ethan, who has undergraduate and graduate degrees from SOE, will work to advance energy solutions in Maine, grow Maine’s clean energy economy, engage in the important […]
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SOE Assistant Professor Andrew Crawley joined three other panelists to discuss Maine’s economic outlook on today’s Maine Calling Program. He and three other panelists provided their perspectives on Maine’s economy in 2021 and fielded questions from the program host and public about Maine’s economic recovery. The show aired live this afternoon, will replay tonight at […]
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SOE Assistant Professor Andrew Crawley, SOE graduate student alumna Sarah Welch, and collaborator Julieta Yung (Assistant Professor of Economics, Bates College) recently published research on measures of unemployment and their effect on labor market matching in the Journal of Macroeconomics. In their paper, Improving estimates of job matching efficiency with different measures of unemployment, the […]
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