The School of Economics (SOE) congratulates M.S. student Katherine Follansbee on her successful completion of graduate studies in Economics. As a National Science Foundation fellow, Katherine studied agritourism in the Arctic and spent a month doing fieldwork in Greenland in June of 2022. Katherine also served as VP and social coordinator of the School of […]
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School of Economics (SOE) Graduate Student Dawn Otterby recently defended her thesis titled, “Effects of The Minimum Wage on U.S. County Labor Markets”. The thesis explored the impacts of regional changes in minimum wages on labor supply, labor demand, and gross domestic product. Her thesis was advised by Dr. Andrew Crawley and Dr. Todd Gabe with […]
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SOE Assistant Professor Kelsi Hobbs recently presented her research at the 2023 Maine Economics Conference. Her talk, The Effect of Unemployment Insurance on Residential Stability: Evidence from the Household Pulse Survey, explored the impacts of unemployment insurance on residential stability. The Maine Economics Conference, organized by Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, and University of […]
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SOE undergraduate student Kjersti Conway presented her research done in collaboration with Dr. Kelsi Hobbs at the 2023 Maine Economics Conference. She presented her work, Food Insecurity and Food Allergies, in the student poster session. The Maine Economics Conference, organized by Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, and University of Maine, was held at Bates […]
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SOE Graduate student Charity Zimmerman was awarded top prize for the Social Sciences and Humanities research category at the 2023 Student Research Symposium. Her work “Citizen Preferences for Addressing PFAS: Factors Affecting Willingness to Contribute” was completed in collaboration with her advisor Dr. Caroline Noblet and undergraduate researcher Molly Shea. Charity (in pink) is pictured […]
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SOE undergraduate senior Bruce Wyatt defended his Honor’s thesis entitled “Citizen Perceptions of the Sustainability of Marine Aquaculture”, earning Highest Honors. His advisor, Dr. Caroline Noblet, noted that his thesis was an important contribution to ongoing work that seeks to understand Maine citizen preferences for use of our shared coastal areas. SOE faculty member Dr. […]
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SOE Assistant Professor Jonathan Malacarne recently presented his research at the 2023 Maine Economics Conference. His talk, Summing the parts: How does bundling affect willingness to pay for seeds and insurance in a sample of Kenyan farmers, explored the potential utility of new insurance tools to support farmers facing changing climatic conditions. The Maine Economics […]
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SOE graduate student Johnson Ayobami Oliyide earned a graduate student research award at the 2023 Maine Economics Conference. Oliyide shared his research, How does US Climate Policy Uncertainty Affect the Stocks of Utility Firms?, in the student poster session. The Maine Economics Conference, organized by Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, and University of Maine, […]
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SOE graduate student McK Mollner won the graduate student research award at the 2023 Maine Economics Conference. The Maine Economics Conference, organized by Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, and University of Maine, was held at Bates College on Saturday, April 15th. Mollner shared their research done in collaboration with Devin Rowe, Angela Mech, and […]
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SOE undergraduate student Molly Shea will share her research done in collaboration with PFAS Research Initiative members Dr. Caroline Noblet and Dr. Dianne Kopec at the 2023 UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS23). The team will present their work, Landfills, and Overlooked Cost to the PFAS Global Crisis. We invite the SOE Community to attend the symposium […]
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