Sales at Maine hospitality businesses stand to decline between 35 and 42 percent this year due to COVID-19, according to a new report by UMaine Professors Todd Gabe and Andrew Crawley of the School of Economics. “As of right now, we’re expecting 2020 hospitality sales of between $2.5 billion and $2.8 billion, which is a […]
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Bangor ranks in the top-10 percent of U.S. metropolitan areas for the percentage of workers in jobs that require high physical proximity and interaction with the public, according to a new report by UMaine Professor Todd Gabe of the School of Economics. “The Bangor region has relatively high percentages of workers in occupations that do […]
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SOE Assistant Professor Jonathan Malacarne presented his research on behavioral nudges at the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Associaton (NAREA). His talk entitled The Helpful and Harmful Potential of Behavioral Nudges focused on tradeoffs involving the use of behavioral nudges. Dr. Malacarne’s work builds off the observation that many […]
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SOE Graduate Student Lauren Miller presented her research at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Associaton (NAREA). Lauren Miller and SOE Assistant Professor Jonathan Malacarne shared their work entitled Are Farmers Markets a Solution for Local Food Access or Simply a Strawman? Theory and Evidence from Maine with a regional […]
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SOE, in partnership with UMaineOnline, will launch a fully online bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree in economics this Fall. We are excited to be offering a strong degree in a modality that gives students near and far considerable flexibility. Students in this program will develop analytical, critical thinking, and communication skills in a supportive and […]
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SOE Associate Professor Caroline Noblet has been elected President of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA). NAREA is a professional association of agricultural and resource economists that is affiliated with the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. NAREA strives to stimulate and promote education and research on economic and social problems related to the […]
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Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Outdoors Magazine staff interviewed SOE Associate Professor Tim Waring as part of an article on COVID-19 air quality and pollution impacts. Dr. Waring shared his insights about the sustainability of observed environmental improvements and the prospects for different areas to respond differently to COVID-19 and associated changes. For more details on […]
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Drs. Caroline Noblet, Keith Evans, and Kathleen Bell are participating in the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists’ first virtual Summer Conference. By attending this week’s online conference sessions, SOE faculty are helping advance cutting-edge research methods and insights to address economic issues in Maine and beyond. At this challenging time, Drs. Noblet, Evans, and […]
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Avery Cole, who is employed by DNV GL, worked extensively with a team conducting the National Awareness of ENERGY STAR for 2019 study on behalf of the EPA. The study was just published, and Avery is included in EPA’s acknowledgements.
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SOE Assistant Professor Andrew Crawley and graduate students are working with the State Economist’s Office to develop forecasts of the impacts of COVID-19 on Maine’s economy. As part of his ECO527 course, graduate students created five models to evaluate potential changes in tourism spending, travel-related spending, cruise ship spending, state revenues and overall sectoral output […]
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