School of Economics

Considering a career in Finance? Well an MBA is probably going to come into the mix at some point if you want to make the big leagues but take a look at where these undergraduate degrees rank for the nations top 100 CFO by earnings. Most Popular Degrees for the Top 100 CFO’s!

In the article titled: Is there fuel in those trees? Maine’s forests, distant hopes of alternative fuel revolution Rubin discusses the difficult market conditions facing cellulosic ethanol producers (e.g., high start up costs and low crude oil prices).

The Maine Edge reported Jim McConnon, a professor of economics at the University of Maine and with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will present “Pricing Your Work: Getting Paid for What You Do,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at 40 Harlow Street in Bangor. McConnon’s talk is part of ARTober, a monthlong […]

Trostel is interviewed on the George Hale-Ric Tyler Show about his new report on the benefits of higher education to society as a whole. To listen to the radio interview, click below:  

In an era of skyrocketing college cost most students at some point in their college careers stop and ask themselves, “Is it worth it?” In a new Lumina Foundation report titled “It’s Not Just the Money: The Benefits of College Education to Individuals to Society.” UMaine School of Economics professor Philip Trostel has definitely answered […]

Patrick had lunch with SOE faculty, was a guest lecturer in two SOE courses and sat down for an hour with SOE graduate students.  He is extremely knowledgeable and very thoughtful in evaluating and weighing multiple perspectives on energy issues; he also has great energy.  Patrick has been the Director of the Energy Office since […]

Dorina Grezda and Nehat Dobratiqi, two Kosovar students supported by the Transformational Leadership Program – Scholarships and Partnerships (TLP-SP), analyzed data from a survey of Mainers to examine the factors that encourage people’s recycling and other environmental behaviors. Professor Mario Teisl, the scholars’ advisor presented their work at an UNITWIN/UNESCO sponsored conference on Food Waste and Sustainability in […]

Having received an MS from SOE and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech, Dr. Ewa Kleczyk works at   Symphony Health Solutions as an Executive Director in consulting analytics. She is an in-demand public speaker on healthcare and economics, and spoken at conferences like the Healthcare Businesswomen Association, Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group, Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence Research […]

An opinion piece published in the Portland Press Herald titled “Maine Voices: Elevate Maine aims to help front end of educational pipeline” cites a study by Philip Trostel. The study, “Path to a Better Future: The Fiscal Payoff of Investment in Early Childhood in Maine,” looks at the fiscal benefits of creating a statewide early […]

In an article in the Bangor Daily News explaining why Bangor and Portland airports report increased passenger counts, Jonathan Rubin said the main drivers for the increase are business and leisure travel. He said Bangor’s airport bucks the trend nationally for achieving passenger growth despite not having a low-cost carrier.  Nationally, most airline growth has […]