As the 2022-2023 school year is coming to a close, let’s take a moment to congratulate all of the amazing students who received Economics Department scholarships! The James Harvey Dodd Award: Boramy Meng The Henry W. Hewetson Economics Award: Jason Mueller The Adam Smith Award: Jason Mueller Richard George Allgaier Scholarship: Jarad Ponce Congratulations to […]
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Econ Major Presents Research at IPE Conference
Special shoutout to economics major Ravi who got the opportunity to present his research on The Effect of State Income On the Supply of Primary Care services at the recent IPE Conference! His study was done in ECON 490, an independent research class required for all Economics majors, taught by Professor Dhar who also accompanied […]
On October 21st, a group of eight students from the Economics department, Dillon Durocher, Tara Fitzgerald, Paige Harrington, Matthew McGlynn, Jason Mueller, Dana Smith, Peter Smith, and Shane Stutton with Dr. Amrita Dhar, Associate Professor of Economics at UMW, attended the 16th Annual Economics Scholars Program Conference for Undergraduate Research at the Dallas Federal Reserve […]
Dr. Dhar at the MEA Conference
On Friday, 3/25, Dr. Dhar presented her paper titled “State Higher Education Funding and Preferences for K-12 Equalization” at the Midwest Economics Association (MEA) Conference. Dr. Dhar was also chairing a session on Saturday at the MEA conference. Go Dr. Dhar!
Economics Department’s 2022 Scholarship & Award Recipients
Please help us congratulate all the Economics Department’s 2022 scholarship and award recipients! The James Harvey Dodd Award: Jarad Ponce Richard George Allgaier Scholarship: Alexandra Diviney Fred E. Miller Memorial Scholarship: Dana Smith The Adam Smith Award for Graduate Study in Economics: Dillon Durocher The Henry W. Hewetson Economics Award: Kevin Cruz