Current News

• Discover Applied Economics: Master’s Degree Information Session 
  Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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• The Economics Department is excited to host several renowned visitors from around the world during the 2024-2025 academic year. 探花视频ors’ stays will vary from one week to an entire semester. 探花视频ors for Fall 2024: Claus Portner (Seattle), Tin Cheuk Leung (Wake Forest), Manuel Amador (Minnesota), Yichen Su (SMU), Douglas Gollin (Tufts), Krisztina Kis-Katos (Gottingen). 探花视频ors for Spring 2025: Hanna Schwank (Bonn), Emilio Espino (Torcuato di Tella), Arvind Magesan (Calgary), Dirk Krueger (UPenn), Carol Caetano (Georgia), Gregorio Caetano (Georgia), Hugo Hopenhayn (UCLA), Yun Xiao (Gothenburg), Giovanni Mastrobuoni (Turin and Essex), and Jean Guillaume Forand (Waterloo). 

Past News

• The Economics Department is proud to host the 2023 Midwest International Economic Development Conference on March 31 and April 1. This is the 20th edition of the conference and the first time it is held in Houston. Please click here for more information.  
• The 探花视频 (UH) Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Applied Economics ranked 6 ^th among other applied economics master’s degree programs by The Financial Engineer’s 2015 Master of Economics Rankings and 34 ^th overall for master’s degrees in economics in the nation.
• Christopher Clarke, Instructional Assistant Professor of Economics, wins a for innovative use of media-related teaching adaptations during UH’s shift to remote online teaching during 2020 and 2021. More…
• Kei-Mu Yi, M.D. Anderson Professor of Economics, wins the 2020 Maekyung-KAEA Economist Award from the Korea-America Economic Association. More….
• The Economics Department virtually hosted the 5th Annual Conference on International Economics co-organized by the Federal Reserve of Dallas, the 探花视频 and Banco de Mexico, October 23-23, 2020.
• Former UH economics graduate student Michael Clark (Ph.D. 2012) and his company’s mortgage indices are now being posted in the FRED database at the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank as the . 
• Chinhui Juhn, Henry Graham Professor of Economics wins the prestigious CLASS Distinguished Faculty Award in May 2020. More..
• Assistant Professor publishes landmark study on political polarization in one of the discipline’s most prestigious journals, . More..
• Dietz Vollrath, Professor of Economics and Department chair published a new book, Fully Grown: Why a stagnant economy is a sign of success by the . More from Dr. Vollrath’s  and .
• Vegard Nygaard’s research on the macroeconomic effects of ageing and healthcare policy is highlighted in a of a new book posted on .
• Elaine Liu's research on the gender gap in risk attitudes is highlighted by the media More…
• Janet Kohlhase, professor of economics receives the RSAI Fellow Award. More..
• Elaine Liu’s research on China’s rural property rights and agricultural productivity is highlighted on and
• Gergely Ujhelyi and Andrea Szabo’s research on voter turnout in India is highlighted by the .
• The Economics Department transitions to a new Chair in Fall 2019: Dietz Vollrath replaces 15-year veteran David Papell. More…
• The Economics Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Vegard Mokleiv Nygaard as a new assistant professor starting fall 2019. More…
• Marion Foley, longtime economics department academic advisor retires. More..
• The Economics Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathan J. Canen as a new assistant professor starting fall 2018. More...
• The Economics Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Clarke as new instructional assistant professor starting fall 2018. More...
• Undergraduate economics major Jackson Crawford is writing a senior honors thesis on the merits of consumption taxation vs. income taxation. Read more about his experiences doing research in CLASS’s online newsletter. More...
• UH that economics professor Dr. Polly Hardee exhibits “the spirit and character of the 探花视频" for her efforts during Hurricane Harvey. More…
• Three economics PhD students  were selected to present their research at the 3rd Annual Graduate Research and Scholarship Projects (GRaSP) Day held November 10, 2017 at the UH University Center. The three presenters were Tung Nguyen, Saumya Rana and Max Thuy Vu.
• Undergraduate economics major Aldo Charles spent Summer 2017 on Capitol Hill working for Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX, 20) from San Antonio, TX. Read about his experiences in and the .
• The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the 探花视频 are jointly hosting a on Friday, October 20th and Saturday, October 21st, 2017.  The conference will be held at the Houston Branch of the Dallas Fed on Friday and on the UH campus in 140 Melcher Hall on Saturday morning.  All are welcome. Please let Dr. Kei-Mu Yi know by October 16 if you would like to attend.
• The Economics and the Political Science departments are co-hosting    February 10-11, 2017 on the   UH  campus.  The conference features leading economists and political scientists from across the country.
• The Economics Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Radek Paluszynski as a new assistant professor starting fall 2016.  
• Economics Ph.D. student    was selected in May 2016 as a winner of the 2015 IPUMS-USA Research Award in the Graduate Student Category for his paper "The Effect of Municipal Water Filtration on Children's School Enrollment and Employment in American Cities, 1880-1920".  
• , M.D. Anderson Professor of Economics at   UH, has been appointed as of May 1, 2016 to be a Research Associate at the   .  
• The Economics Department is pleased to announce the appointment of as the M. D. Anderson Chair in Economics as of January 2016. More…
• The Economics Department is pleased to announce the appointment of as a new assistant professor starting fall 2015. He is currently completing his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania.
• Senior economics major and Honors College student Cassie Gianni will soon explore new global and academic frontiers as UH's first . Congratulations Cassie!
• She will conduct research in New York City on her research project (with Elizabeth Gregory) “Who Needs Kids? Fertility, Workforce and the Future.”
• at the 1st Annual Graduate Research and Scholarship Projects (GRaSP) Day held on October 31, 2014 at the University Center.  The six presenters were Chon Kit Ao, Mike Hsu, Wen Long, Ryan Ruddy, Edson Silveira Sobrinho and Jacob Smith.
• Undergrad Taylor Thorns was one of 21 students selected to attend the American Economic Association Summer 2014 Training Program at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. His six-week experience in training for economics grad school is featured in the and . Congratulations Taylor!
• We welcome new faculty member and to our department.
• Summer visitor Dr. Daniel Arribas-Bel (University of Birmingham, UK) offers a mini-course on spatial analysis and spatial econometrics.
• Professor Steven G. Craig   for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
• Professor Steve Craig, graduate student Elisabetta Gentile win teaching awards
• Professor Aimee Chin collaborates on research featured on VoxEU
• Professor David Papell questions Bernanke at 2010 American Economic Association meeting

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