Congrats to all our econ majors that just came back from Dallas, Texas! Seven students attended the Dallas Federal Undergraduate Research Conference. Three presented research, three attended the poster board session, and one attended as a discussant. There they were able to network with influential people at the Dallas FED in addition to meeting other students from all around the country. They spent the entire day on Friday presenting and listening to presentations. Presenters Allison Jakubek: Title: Take me out to the Ball Game? The Effect of Crime on Major League Baseball Game Attendance Major League Baseball attendance has been examined since the league’s establishment in 1869. Winning percentage, opponent quality, and stadium quality have all been deemed significant determinants of increasing attendance, but deterring factors have yet to be closely examined. Since a majority of professional sports stadiums are constructed in economically poor, crime ridden areas, it … [Read more...]
Phi Beta Kappa Hosts Visiting Scholar Lydia Liu
UMW’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter, Kappa of Virginia, and the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication are pleased to announce this year’s annual Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lydia H. Liu. Professor Liu is a theorist of media and translation, a professor of comparative literature, and a bilingual writer in Chinese and English. She is Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, director of Columbia’s Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, and founding director of the Tsinghua-Columbia Center for Translingual and Transcultural Studies at Tsinghua University, Beijing. Her publications include The Clash of Empires: The Invention of China in Modern World Making; Translingual Practice: Literature, National Culture, and Translated Modernity; and, more recently, The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory (co-editor/co-translator). As a creative writer in Chinese, she is the author of The Nesbit Code, a mock detective story. Professor … [Read more...]
Congratulations Dr. Rycroft!
Professor of Economics Professor Robert Rycroft recently had a book published: The Economics of Inequality, Discrimination, Poverty and Mobility, 2nd Edition, Routledge. Description: If there was any question before, there is no longer a question today: inequality, discrimination, poverty, and mobility are prominent national issues. The notion of "The American Dream" has been sold to generations of young Americans as the idea that working hard and following your dreams will allow you to break through any barriers in your path and inevitably lead to success. However, recent findings on inequality, discrimination, poverty, and mobility show that "The American Reality" is very different. … [Read more...]
Meet and Greet with Richmond Fed
The Career Center will be hosting the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond for a 'Lunch and Learn' event on Thursday, March 1st from 12:30-1:30 in the University Center Capital Room. Pizza and Drinks will be served! They will be discussing its role in daily life, consumer accountability, and the JOBS available for UMW graduates. … [Read more...]
Meet Raymond Mataloni
The Economics Department of The University of Mary Washington is proud to have Dr. Raymond J. Mataloni Jr. as an adjunct Instructor. Dr. Mataloni has taught Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 202) and Investment Analysis (Econ 322) at the College of Arts and Sciences for the past few years. As an alumnus of Mary Washington, Dr. Mataloni knows the value of a Mary Washington education and has unique insights that translate in the classroom. As an undergraduate at the University of Mary Washington, Dr. Mataloni received a BA in Business Administration. He then went on to attain a Masters in Economics from George Mason University and a PhD in Economics from American University with a specialization in International Economics. In addition to teaching, Dr. Mataloni is also the Assistant Division Chief for Research and Analysis, Balance of Payments Division, at the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. … [Read more...]