Vuong Dinh Tuan Nguyen, presented a paper on off-farm labor (one chapter from his thesis) at the 2018 Vietnam Economist Annual Meeting (VEAM). He won the Best Researcher Paper Award. The VEAM meeting is the most important meeting for economists in Vietnam, for which many international scholars also attend (e.g., economists from the World Bank).
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SOE grad student Ben Scuderi won the Thesis of Merit award from the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, at their annual meeting in Philadelphia PA. Ben’s thesis examined the production efficiency of Maine’s oyster industry; the project was funded through an NSF-EPSCoR grant (SEANET). Ben’s thesis adviser was Xuan Chen.
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Dr. Qin Fan has been at Fresno State since 2013. Fan has embraced leadership roles in the Economics Department. She supports her students by providing research and internship opportunities. Fan has also sought and received significant grant funding for research projects. She is an active member in the Urban and Regional Transformation Cohort and was […]
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So excited to see so many faculty and students wearing UMaine women in economics gear at the Maine Economics Conference. It’s been a great year watching this new organization grow.
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On Tuesday April 17th, students from many disciplines gathered to present their research. Below are some photos of SOE students and their poster presentations. Congrats to all who presented. Dina Vllasaliu – grad student advised by Dr. Mario Teisl Michaela Murrey (EES) – undergrad advised by Dr. Caroline Noblet Sujita Pandey – grad student […]
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On Wednesday April 15th, faculty, staff, family and friends gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of SOE students. This included honoring those accepted into Omicron Delta Epsilon (ΟΔΕ) and those who will receive scholarships from generous donors for the upcoming academic year. Below are some photo taken at the event. Corey Claflin, SOE student receives a […]
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Grad student Ariel Listo will be joining the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago as a Research Professional for the Initiative on Chicago Experiments. Pre-doctoral research professionals work along senior and junior faculty, and post-doctoral and graduate researchers employing a field experiment approach to explore a wide range of key social and policy […]
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Dan Mistro, a graduate student in SOE who is advised by Dr. Sharon Klein, shows that the non-profit program could save as much as $2.2 billion in fuel costs. Read the full article here.
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“Garrett Raymond is finishing up his master’s at the University of Maine’s School of Economics next month. But before he does, he’s making a last big push for a school project near and dear to his heart. Raymond is a member of a campus-based group called Maine Community Energy Advocates. The group’s goal is to […]
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