Economics Archives
Renewable Energy in Maine and New England
Students in the short-term course Renewable Energy in Maine and New England, taught by Professor T.J. Rakitan, visited the college’s…
Last-class Celebration for the Retirement of Professor Lynne Lewis from Bates
Students celebrate the retirement of Dr. Lynne Y. Lewis, the Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics, in her last class…
Celebrating economics thesis writers!
Fall thesis writers gathered this Monday to present and celebrate their thesis research in economics. Out of the 36 thesis…
Experience of the pandemic shifts attitudes toward the function of the government and market
Professor Sandra Goff’s paper “Support for Bigger Government: The Principle-Implementation Gap and COVID-19” with John Ifcher, Homa Zarghamee, Alex Reents, and Patrick…
Four new faculty members join the Bates economics department
Dr. Sam Bird, Dr. Sandra Goff, Dr. Amanda Lindsay, and Dr. Austin Smith joined the faculty in the economics department…
Professor of Economics Daniel Riera-Crichton delivered the Convocation address
Professor Riera-Crichton quoted his favorite poet from his homeland of Spain, Antonio Machado: “Caminante, son tus huellas el camino y nada…
Welcome back from WE@Bates faculty! Join us for lunch on Wednesday at an upstairs table in Commons!
Yanying (Sophie) Sheng (class of 2016) publishes research on racial animus during the COVID pandemic
Yanying (Sophie) Sheng (class of 2016) and her coauthor, Running Lu, published a new paper “How Racial Animus Forms and…
Last-class Takeover in Professor Michael Murray’s Econometrics Class
After serving 35 years at Bates College as the Charles Franklin Phillips Professor of Economics, Professor Michael Murray will retire…
2022 Economics Student Awards and Announcements
The annual Department Awards as decided by the Economics faculty. Congratulations to the following students: Chances Prize, awarded to a…