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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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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Dear Graduating SOE Students, Today was to be your commencement day. I love commencement, not for the pomp and circumstance, not for the keynote speaker (after 23 commencements they all sound the same) and not for the bouncing beach balls and air horns. I love commencement because I get to congratulate each and every one […]
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Congratulations graduating SOE and EES undergraduate students ! At this unusual time, we join the University of Maine Community and beyond in celebrating the accomplishments and resilience of the Class of 2020. While we are disappointed we will not be honoring your successes in person today, we are excited to help initiate the celebrations of […]
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SOE Assistant Professor Keith Evans, SOE Post-doctoral Researcher Kofi Britwum, and SOE Graduate Students George Voigt, Hannah Merriam, and Nick Alvarez presented their research at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA). Dr. Evans presented his research conducted with Hannah Merriam, Averting behavior in the soft-shell clam fishery. Kofi […]
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SOE Post-doctoral Researcher Kofi Britwum received the 2019 NAREA Best Paper Award for his manuscript Are Preferences for Aquacultured Seafood Down to The Attribute? Examining Attitudes and Willingness to Pay. The NAREA Best Paper Award recognizes research accomplishments of young scholars (seven years or less from completion of their PhD and that are lead authors) […]
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SOE Assistant Professor Angela Daley and graduate student Muntasir Rahman participated in the 53rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association. Dr. Daley gave a talk summarizing her research paper Subsidies and food insecurity in remote communities: Evidence from the Food Mail Program and Nutrition North Canada. Muntasir Rahman also gave a talk to the international […]
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SOE faculty member Dr. Keith Evans received a 2019 GSG Graduate Faculty Mentor Award at today’s Faculty Mentor Appreciation Ceremony. The GSG Graduate Faculty Mentoring Awards are given each year to outstanding mentors of graduate students in each of the University of Maine’s five colleges. Dr. Evans was this year’s outstanding mentor from the College […]
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