Congratulations to our awesome PhD students, Jun Nie and Shuo Qi for winning the 2024 Melody Rice Award!
Congratulations to our awesome PhD students, Jun Nie and Shuo Qi for winning the 2024 Melody Rice Award!
On May 11, 2024, we proudly celebrated a significant milestone for the Department of Economics as 142 bright minds were awarded their degrees. Among them were 133 undergraduates, 7 master’s students, and 2 PhD students, each marking the culmination of years of hard work, dedication, and passion for the field of economics. Congratulations to each and every one of them as they embark on the next chapter. Their time here has equipped them with the analytical tools and critical thinking skills needed to navigate and influence the global economic landscape.
Watch a video of the ceremony here.
Congratulation William Cunningham!
You did an awesome job on your research poster at the Research and & Innovation week event. Your economics’ family is extremely proud of you!
Please check out the winning poster, Graduate Research Poster (William Cunningham)
Congratulations Dr. Manum!
https://www.longwood.edu/news/2024/khawaja-mamun-will-lead-business-and-economics/
Nate Pattison’s PhD Labor Economics course is very popular! To see more of the work Nate is doing in this field visit his website
The Melody Rice Memorial Award is given annually to an Economic graduate student on the basis of academic excellence and service to fellow students.
We are proud to say we have two Ph.D. students who have won this award. Congratulations to Seth Emblem and Travis Whitarce!!!
As we bid farewell to another academic year, it is with great pleasure and pride that we extend our warmest congratulations to the 2023 graduates of the Department of Economics! We celebrate not only our students’ academic achievements but also the exciting futures that lie ahead. They have shown resilience in navigating complex economic theories, mastering analytical skills, and applying knowledge to real-world problems. The countless hours spent conducting research, engaging in spirited discussions, and collaborating with peers have paid off, and we could not be prouder of them.
Economists possess a unique perspective that can shape the world in profound ways. Their expertise in understanding the complexities of markets, decision-making, and policy implications gives them a solid foundation for diverse career paths. Many of our students double majored while at SMU in fields ranging broadly from physics, to journalism, to public policy. Seventy-Two percent of our graduates had an internship during their time at SMU, and 41% of graduates accepted an offer of full-time employment prior to graduating. Most of our students heading to the workforce found employment in finance and insurance, while 16% of our graduates were bound for graduate or law school.
We are excited to see the positive impact our graduates will undoubtedly make in the world, and we look forward to hearing about their future accomplishments!
Ani Harutyunyan is a former PhD student in the SMU economics department who eventually earned her PhD at KU Leuven in Belgium. A chapter of her PhD dissertation that she wrote while at SMU has been awarded the Bergson Prize by the Association of Comparative Economic Studies. This prize is given once every 2 years to best paper published during that period in the journal Comparative Economic Studies.
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Come and find out why our SMU economics department is a great place for you to do your economics PhD! We’ll give you information about our program and then go into smaller break out rooms where potential students can talk with faculty and current PhD students.
You can register here.
We are very excited to welcome our great cohort of 1st year PhD students to the program! You can read about each of them here!