Congratulations to Professor Dan Millimet and 2014 PhD alum Ian McDonough for receiving the 2019 best paper prize in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy! The title of their paper is Criminal Incarceration, Statutory Bans on Food Assistance, and Food Security in Extremely Vulnerable Households: Findings from a Partnership with the North Texas Food Bank. Continue reading “Dan Millimet and PhD alum Ian McDonough receive best paper prize!”
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Former PhD alums Dipa and Jay Sarkar receive best paper prize!
Congratulations to 2006 and 2007 SMU PhD alums Dipa and Jay Sarkar for receiving the 2019 best paper prize in health economics awarded by the Australian Health Economics Society! Continue reading “Former PhD alums Dipa and Jay Sarkar receive best paper prize!”
Congrats to Dan Millimet and PhD alum Ian McDonough on grant!
Professor Dan Millimet and 2014 SMU PhD alum Ian McDonough have been awarded a grant to work on food security issues by the Economic Research Service and Food and Nutrition Service. Housed in the United States Department of Agriculture, the grant was awarded under a broader initiative “Research on Food Security using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics”. Continue reading “Congrats to Dan Millimet and PhD alum Ian McDonough on grant!”
Spring 2020 TX Camp Econometrics
The 25th annual Texas Camp Econometrics took place on February 22-23 in Woodlands, TX. SMU has a strong history of participation in this Texas conference, and this year was no different. Continue reading “Spring 2020 TX Camp Econometrics”
2019 Texas Theory Camp
The 8th annual Texas Theory Camp was held at UT-Austin Economics Department on November 16-17, 2019. The camp had eighteen presentations by scholars from eight participating institutions (Rice, SMU, TAMU, UHouston, UT-Austin, UTD, UT-Rio Grande Valley, and UT-San Antonio) and a scholar from USAA. Continue reading “2019 Texas Theory Camp”
Listen to Mike Sposi on NPR
Dr. Mike Sposi was recently interviewed on NPR’s Market Place discussing the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on the pricing behavior of US firms. Click here to listen.
Hot off the press: Inside Economics Newsletter
The 2019-2020 edition of Inside Economics Newsletter, our annual department newsletter, is now ready! Click here to read it!
Daniel Millimet appointed Dedman Trustee Professor
Professor Daniel Millimet was recently appointed as the Robert H. and Nancy Dedman Trustee Professor. This distinguished recognition is extremely well deserved and based on his outstanding economic research and deep commitment to the department especially in terms of supervising and mentoring PhD students. Continue reading “Daniel Millimet appointed Dedman Trustee Professor”
Abdullah Shamim Inaugural Bush PhD Fellow
Abdullah Shamim is the 2019/2020 inaugural recipient of the George W. Bush Institute Doctoral Fellowship. This fellowship is a key part of the new Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative that combines the economic policy expertise of the Bush Institute and the academic research expertise of the SMU Economics Department. Continue reading “Abdullah Shamim Inaugural Bush PhD Fellow”
2019 STATA Texas Empirical Micro Conference
Several members of the SMU Economics Department participated in the 2019 Stata Texas Empirical Microeconomics Conference at the University of Houston on Friday, September 27 through Saturday, September 28. This annual conference, generously supported by StataCorp., rotates among several Texas universities and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Continue reading “2019 STATA Texas Empirical Micro Conference”