The Department of Economics is delighted to celebrate the 10th year of our Undergraduate Mentorship Program. This program started with a small group of 12 mentors to balloon to around 50 a year – allowing over 75 students to be mentored last academic year!
Back in 2010, a group of dedicated alumni had the idea to start a mentorship program after hearing the Economics Undergraduate Board’s presentation to the Visiting Committee, in which students requested more alumni involvement. The mentorship… Read more
The U.W. Women in Economics (WiE) group was established to address topics of interest to women studying or working in economics-related fields, to serve the increasing number of women studying economics, and encourage the continued growth in diversity within the field of economics. In the 2020-2021 school year, women earned nearly half of the bachelor’s degrees awarded by the U.W. Department of Economics, steadily increasing over the last two years. Through WiE activities and events, we hope to… Read more
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 jointly to David Card of the University of California, Berkeley; Joshua Angrist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Guido Imbens from Stanford University. One half of the prize was given to Professor David Card “for his empirical contributions to labor economics.” The other half was divided equally between Professors Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens “for… Read more
The Department’s Visiting Committee held their Summer Social event on September 15th at the Lake Union floating home of Jeff and Perri Roe. This is an annual event to recognize the VC for the work and support the group does throughout the year for the department. The Roes hosted the event in 2019 as well, but due to inclement weather, the venue had to be moved to another location. Jeff and Perri were keen to have another… Read more
The Department of Economics is excited to introduce two new staff members this autumn quarter: Michael Bettis, Administrative Assistant, and Heidi Hannah, Graduate Program Manager. Please help us welcome them!
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Hello Everybody! My name is Michael Bettis and I am the new Administrative Assistant. I am a transplant from Arizona who moved here in 2008. I graduated from Western Governors University with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. I’m looking to continue my schooling and work… Read more
As 2021 comes to a close, I’m writing to appeal for your support of the Department of Economics. If you are receiving this newsletter, you are one of the thousands of alums and supporters of the department. You have also likely contributed previously to the department financially, through your time, or both. For that I thank you sincerely and hope you will choose to continue to do so again now, and for the many years ahead. The goal of the department is to maintain an active community of… Read more
Gardner Mallard Brown 1935 – 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing and remember the contributions of our friend and colleague Professor Emeritus Gardner Mallard Brown. He served at the University of Washington for the entirety of his academic career from 1965 until he retired in 2001. During that time, he served as the Chair of the Economics Department and as Director of the Institute for Economic Research. Post retirement he served as a University Fellow at Resources for… Read more