The School of Economics (SOE) congratulates M.S. student Richard Afatsao on his successful completion of graduate studies in Economics. When asked about his experience at UMaine, Richard noted “I would like to say a big thank you to the SOE Faculty, especially to my advisor Assistant Professor Thomas F. P. Wiesen and to Professor Todd Gabe […]
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Ana Ospina Tobar successfully defended her M.S. thesis. In her thesis research, The influence of framing and recent experience on farmer choices in experimental games depicting risk-reducing agricultural technologies, she innovatively integrated insights from microeconomics, experimental economics, and behavioral economics to better understand farmer decision-making and assess the effectiveness of games as public education tools. In […]
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SOE Graduate Student Ben Cotton recently presented his research at the 2023 Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) Summer Conference. His poster, Paying for Coastal Water Quality: What turns the tide?, explored factors associated with willingness to pay for coastal water quality programs. Ben’s research, done in collaboration with his advisor Dr. Caroline Noblet […]
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The School of Economics (SOE) congratulates M.S. student Dawn Otterby on her successful completion of graduate studies in Resource Economics and Policy and her Outstanding SOE Graduate Student award. During her time at UMaine, Dawn assisted Dr. Andrew Crawley on multiple labor force and community development projects for the State of Maine. Dawn’s interest in […]
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SOE Alumnus Ross Anthony was back on the University of Maine campus to present at the 2023 Communities Leading on Climate Conference. The conference, which was held at the Wells Conference Center on May 11th, emphasized the numerous ways Maine communities are responding to and planning for climate change. M.S. Alumnus Anthony, who works in […]
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Congratulations to the School of Economics graduates! And caps off to all the University of Maine graduates! The School of Economics (SOE) celebrates the accomplishments of our graduating students. Bravo. Your hard work, especially during the difficult times of the pandemic has paid off. We are very proud of your achievements, wish you all the […]
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The School of Economics (SOE) congratulates M.S. student Patrick Lumsden on his successful completion of graduate studies in Resource Economics and Policy. In his second year, Patrick served as President of SOE’s graduate student club. Upon graduation he is going to work as an environmental economic analyst at Abt Associates in Maryland. We are very […]
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The School of Economics (SOE) congratulates M.S. student Eliane Wibabara on her successful completion of graduate studies in Financial Economics and her Outstanding SOE Graduate Student award. When asked about her experience in our graduate program, Eliane expressed thanks to SOE Faculty and staff, especially to her advisor Dr. Kelsi Hobbs, for their support and […]
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The School of Economics (SOE) congratulates M.S. student Abby Leidenfrost on her successful completion of graduate studies in Economics. Abby is pursuing a career in Data Science with a focus in applying machine learning algorithms to behavioral data. We are very proud of her accomplishments, wish her all the best in the years ahead, and […]
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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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