Department of Economics

June 1, 2023

Second Annual Dissertation Research Grants Awarded by the Russell Sage Foundation

Congratulations Daniel Vasquez-Gomez and Andre'nay Harris for receiving these grants.

May 23, 2023

Texas A&M Economics Student Aiden Valdez Selected for Economics Summer Institute at the University of Chicago

The Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute (EDE) is a University of Chicago program hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) designed to identify and support talented undergraduate students from a broad range of backgrounds interested in the study of economics.

May 15, 2023

Amazing Student – Mariam Khalfe

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May 9, 2023

Academic Advisors Win University Award

Congratulations to Ashley Corn and Shelby Wallace for winning the 2023 Innovative Advising Award

May 3, 2023

Economic Report of the President

Five Texas A&M Faculty have their research cited in the Economic Report of the President

April 27, 2023

Felpel, Hoekstra Recognized as AFS Distinguished Achievement Honorees

Earlier this year, Texas A&M and the Association of Former Students announced the 2023 Distinguished Achievement Honorees. Of the 25 recipients, the Department of Economics is proud to have Mark Hoekstra, Graduate Mentoring, and Kurt Felpel '92, Staff, recognized.

April 25, 2023

Why It’s Hard For The US To Cut Or Even Control Medicare Spending

With program expenses rapidly rising as baby boomers retire and health care costs grow, Texas A&M economists warn that our elected representatives cannot avoid making hard decisions that involve increasing taxes, reducing benefits or both.

April 18, 2023

Jinliang Liu Wins Award from College of Arts & Sciences

Jinliang Liu wins Graduate Student Research, Travel and Professional Development Award from the College of Arts & Sciences

April 14, 2023

Amazing Student – Keaton Hedman

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April 13, 2023

Julissa Zamora – Outstanding Graduating Senior Award Winner

Julissa Zamora, Economics, class of '23, is recognized by the College of Arts & Sciences as an Outstanding Graduating Senior.

March 31, 2023

Association of Former Students 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award Winners

Dr Mark Hoekstra and Mr. Kurt Felpel have been recognized for their achievements by Texas A&M and the Association of Former Students

March 10, 2023

Amazing Student – Julissa Zamora

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March 8, 2023

ECON Staff March Charity Event

ECON Staff 1st Quarter 2023 Charity Event - Organized by Ashley Corn

February 21, 2023

Dr. Javier Reyes is Appointed Chancellor of UMASS Amherst

The UMass Board of Trustees, acting on President Marty Meehan’s recommendation, has selected Dr. Javier Reyes to be the next chancellor of UMass Amherst.

February 14, 2023

Amazing Student – Andrew Asdel

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January 13, 2023

Amazing Student – Bonnie Ho

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December 15, 2022

Amazing Student – Angela Munoz Torres

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November 28, 2022

ECON Staff November Charity Event

ECON Staff Fourth Quarter Charity Event - Organized by Chelsi Bass

November 16, 2022

High School Counselor Day – October 21, 2022

Texas A&M ECON Faculty and Staff host High School Counselors from across Texas to inform them about Economics and why their students should consider it as their major.

November 15, 2022

Amazing Student – Jonny Cogwell

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October 14, 2022

Amazing Student – Cyrus Mortazavi

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September 15, 2022

Amazing Student – Karen Gracia

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September 8, 2022

ECON Staff September Charity Event

ECON Staff Third Quarter Charity Event - Organized by Kurt Felpel

August 16, 2022

Ray C. Battalio Awards

Congratulations Valon and Andy!

August 15, 2022

Amazing Student – Pacen Kennedy

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August 11, 2022

Dr. John Van Huyck Fellows

Two fifth year Economics PhD students announced as Dr. John Van Huyck Fellows

July 28, 2022

Texas A&M Economics Alumni Retires after a 30+ Year Career in the USAF

COL David Scanlon, Texas A&M Economics Class of '91, retires after a distinguished career

July 15, 2022

Amazing Student – Yilin Li

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June 23, 2022

ECON Staff June Charity Event

ECON Staff Second Quarter 2022 Charity Event - Organized by Paula Verdegaal

June 14, 2022

Amazing Student – Cole Vessels

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May 13, 2022

Amazing Student – Sebastian Mendoza

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May 9, 2022

ECON Student Awarded a U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship

Congratulations Sarahi!

April 27, 2022

Dr. Barr and Dr. Zubairy Appointed as NBER Research Associates

Congratulations Andrew and Sarah!

April 14, 2022

Amazing Student – Shelby Sanchez

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April 5, 2022

TAMU Economics Masters Student Helps the City of College Station Win a Distinguished National Award

Tarek Natsheh, an MS ECON student, helps the City of College Station win a national award. Congratulations Tarek!

March 21, 2022

Melissa Hyunji Song Wins the 2022 Murray and Celeste Fasken Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award.

Congratulations Melissa!

March 11, 2022

Amazing Student – Brooke Hansen

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March 7, 2022

Andy Cao Receives the Charles Gregory ’64 Graduate Strategic Fellowship

4th Year ECON PhD student receives the Gregory Fellowship.

February 14, 2022

Amazing Student – Mauricio De La Garza

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January 14, 2022

Amazing Student – Philip Kramer

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December 16, 2021

Craig Schulman Awarded an Association of Former Students 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award

Congratulations Craig!

December 16, 2021

Rochelle Read Wins a College of Liberal Arts Superior Service Award

Five College of Liberal Arts staff members, including Rochelle Read who is one of the Department's Academic Advisors, were recognized for providing outstanding service to the college at the 2021 CLASS Awards on Dec. 10.

December 16, 2021

Amazing Student – Olivia Lambert

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November 17, 2021

Farm Subsidies: Harmful or Helpful?

The U.S. government has been subsidizing crop and livestock production since the Great Depression, but is it still necessary?

November 15, 2021

Amazing Student – Jesus Nunez Gallegos

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November 3, 2021

Dr. Jennifer Doleac honored as 2021 Presidential Impact Fellow

Congratulations Jennifer!

October 26, 2021

Texas A&M Economics Professor Li Gan comments on the real estate issues facing China

Texas A&M Economics Professor Li Gan commented on the real estate issues facing China in an interview on cnbc on October 21, 2021

October 25, 2021

Industrial Organization Day

Dr. Fernando Luco and Dr. Ben Klopack hosted the event on Friday 15 October, 2021.

October 14, 2021

Ana Reyes – October 2021

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October 6, 2021

Economics Pre-Doctoral Workshop for Underrepresented Minorities

On Friday, September 24th 2021, the Texas A&M Department of Economics hosted our 15th conference focused on pre-doctoral research assistantships and pathways to graduate programs for economics students. Previously the conference (known as the ASHE Conference – American Society of Hispanic Economists) focused on regional universities and Hispanic students. This year, the workshop was expanded […]

September 22, 2021

Prof Alex Brown Discusses Insights From Behavioral Finance and Their Impact on Stock-Picking.

Dr. Alex Brown discusses behavioral finance with Yahoo! Finance

September 22, 2021

Instructional Associate Professor Adel Varghese Offers Some Tips About Using Credit Cards Wisely.

Dr. Adel Varghese lends his expertise about using Credit Cards wisely to Wallethub

September 22, 2021

Sarah Zubairy

Dr. Sarah Zubairy Awarded a Texas A&M Chancellor’s EDGES Fellowship

Dr. Sarah Zubairy is one of thirteen distinguished faculty members from across Texas A&M University honored as 2021 Chancellor’s Enhancing Development and Generating Excellence in Scholarship (EDGES) Fellows. Congratulations Sarah!

September 22, 2021

Beth Akers, Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute, Interviews Dr Jonathan Meer about Rising College Costs

Why is college so expensive and what can be done about it?

September 13, 2021

Daniel Obitade – September 2021

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August 13, 2021

Vivian Taylor – August 2021

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July 15, 2021

Edwin Felipe Morales Cal – July 2021

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June 17, 2021

Hailey Watterson – June 2021

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May 31, 2021

Dawson Odom – May 2021

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May 14, 2021

Dr. Jonathan Meer Receives a University Professorship for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award

Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Meer, one of three Texas A&M professors honored with the University Professorship for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award. To read more, visit the TAMU Dean of Faculties site.

April 22, 2021

Texas A&M Associate Professor Tatevik Sekhposyan elected as the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (SNDE) President.

Texas A&M Associate Professor Tatevik Sekhposyan has been elected to serve as the Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics (SNDE) Society’s President from 2021 to 2024.

April 22, 2021

Madison Gibson – April 2021

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April 20, 2021

Economics Professors Dr. Jansen and Dr. Meer explain the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on the economy and what they mean for the future.

According to Economics professors from the Texas A&M University College of Liberal Arts, the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is the most important step toward healing the United States’ economy and returning it to its pre-pandemic state. Visit today.tamu.edu to read more.

April 20, 2021

American Economic Association Announces Award Recipients for 2021 – Dr. Fernando Luco Honored

The annual American Economic Journal (AEJ) Best Paper Awards highlight the best paper published in each of the American Economic Journals: Applied Economics, Economic Policy, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics over the last three years. Assistant Professor Fernando Luco was the winner for AEJ: Microeconomics: “Who Benefits from Information Disclosure? The Case of Retail Gasoline,” in Vol. 11, No.2, May 2019.

April 19, 2021

Vaccinating the Economy

Economic professors from the College of Liberal Arts explain effects of COVID-19 vaccines on the economy and what they mean for the future.

April 13, 2021

Ask the Experts: Why Banks Offer 0% Credit Cards

Adel Varghese, instructional associate professor in the Department of Economics, uses his expertise to explain why banks offer 0 percent APR credit cards.

March 31, 2021

James Lovell – March 2021

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March 31, 2021

Sofia Navarette – February 2021

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March 15, 2021

How GameStop Enthusiasts Caused a Short Squeeze in the Stock Market

Texas A&M economics professor Alex Brown guides us through the ins-and-outs of the GameStop short squeeze, providing a deeper look into the seemingly bizarre situation.

March 11, 2021

Hedieh Tajali Receives the Charles Gregory ’64 Graduate Strategic Fellowship

Congratulations to Hedieh Tajali who was selected to receive the Charles H. Gregory, class of ’64 Graduate Strategic Fellowship from a highly competitive pool of outstanding applications across the College of Liberal Arts. Hedieh is a current 5th year Department of Economics PhD student. Well done Hedieh!

February 23, 2021

Dr Sarah Zubairy Weighs in on the COVID-19 Stimulus Check Debate

As the government continues to debate stimulus checks in response to COVID-19, Sarah Zubairy, an associate professor of economics, explains arguments for and against the proposed bill.

February 12, 2021

Svetozar Pejovich

Passing of Professor Emeritus Svetozar “Steve” Pejovich

The Department of Economics is sad to announce the passing of our former colleague and Professor Emeritus Svetozar “Steve” Pejovich on Friday, February 12, 2021. Dr. Pejovich taught at Texas A&M for over 20 years and he was very popular among his students. His courses on comparative economic systems and on law and economics challenged […]

January 15, 2021

Srikari Ayyagari – January 2021

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January 7, 2021

Welcome to Economics

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December 15, 2020

Jonathan Thompson – December 2020

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November 24, 2020

Professor Jonathan Meer Featured in WalletHub

Professor Jonathan Meer was recently a featured expert for WalletHub's article on charitable donations.

November 20, 2020

Eliza Smith – November 2020

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November 10, 2020

Texas A&M Department of Economics Hosts the Second Annual High School Counselor Day

Economics hosted the second annual High School Counselor Day, a one-day virtual conference.

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October 27, 2020

2020-2021 Undergraduate Scholarship Award Winners

The Department of Economics announces the winners of the 2020-2021 school year undergraduate scholarship awards.

October 22, 2020

Professor Haeshin Hwang Awarded Emeritus Status

The Department of Economics is proud to announce that recently retired Professor Haeshin Hwang was granted Emeritus status. Congratulations Haeshin - you are deserving of this honor after your many years of service to Texas A&M and its students.

October 20, 2020

Nikita Patel – October 2020

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September 20, 2020

Kevin Castañeda – September 2020

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August 30, 2020

Passing of Finis Welch

Finis Welch, a renowned labor economist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics, passed away on August 24, 2020 at the age of 82.

July 21, 2020

Britta Hockman – July 2020

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July 21, 2020

Abigail Husain – July 2020

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June 21, 2020

Jacob McCool – June 2020

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May 22, 2020

Parker Cohen – May 2020

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April 22, 2020

Jacklyn Dhaemers – April 2020

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March 26, 2020

Mickey Grebe – March 2020

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February 26, 2020

Irvin Claudio – February 2020

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February 20, 2020

ECON Student Eric Mendoza Elected as Texas A&M University Student Body President

Economics junior Eric Mendoza will serve as A&M’s student body president for the 2020-2021 school year.

February 8, 2020

Texas A&M Dept. of Economics Hosts the 7th Annual Texas Experimental Association Symposium

The Texas A&M Department of Economics had the honor to host the 7th annual Texas Experimental Association Symposium (TExAS) on February 8, 2020. To read the full story – click HERE.

February 4, 2020

Tomball High School Recruiting Trip

On February 4, 2020 Tomball High School held a College Knowledge Night, an event that gives Sophomores and Juniors the opportunity to interact with college representatives. The Texas A&M Department of Economics was invited to this event and Kurt Felpel (Assistant Department Head) spoke to approximately 50 students, parents and families about the benefits of majoring in […]

January 26, 2020

Madison Moehlig – January 2020

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January 20, 2020

Meradee Tangvatcharapong AEA Poster Interview

Meradee Tangvatcharapong, a doctoral candidate in our department, was selected to be one of the poster presenters by the American Economic Association (AEA) at the Annual meeting. Meradee sat down with the AEA to talk about her research on the spread of misinformation online and the role of this misinformation mechanism in generating support for […]

January 14, 2020

Professor Jason Lindo and former TAMU PhD Student Maria Padilla-Romo’s research cited in “The Atlantic”

Jason Lindo (Professor, TAMU), and Maria Padilla-Romo (Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee) were recently cited in an article in “The Atlantic”. The article “What History Says Will Happen Next in Iran” referenced Jason and Maria’s research on the effects of targeting high-ranking gang members on homicide rates in Mexico when discussing current events in Iran. The full article […]

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January 14, 2020

Prof. Jason Lindo and former TAMU PhD Student Maria Padilla-Romo’s Research Cited in “The Atlantic”

"The Atlantic's" article, “What History Says Will Happen Next in Iran,” referenced Jason and Maria’s research on the effects of targeting high-ranking gang members on homicide rates in Mexico when discussing current events in Iran.

December 19, 2019

ECON Staff December Charity Event

On Thursday, December 19th, 2019, the Texas A&M Department of Economics staff got together to wrap donated Christmas presents for Mosaic – Southeast Texas Chapter. A few months ago, Margaret contacted Mosaic and received about two dozen individual Christmas wish lists. Economics staff and faculty then were able to select the list they wanted to […]

November 27, 2019

Nicole Shirley – November 2019

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Paula Verdegaal (ECON Academic Advisor) speaks to students and parents at Tomball Memorial High School College Knowledge Night

November 12, 2019

Tomball Memorial High School Recruiting Trip

On November 11, 2019, Tomball Memorial High School held a College Knowledge Night, an event that gives Sophomores and Juniors the opportunity to interact with several college representatives. The Texas A&M Department of Economics was invited to this event and three ECON personnel were in attendance: Sofia Navarrete (Current ECON Student and President of the Texas […]

October 28, 2019

Emily Hartnett – October 2019

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October 16, 2019

Recognizing our 2019-2020 Rothrock Fellows

Outstanding College of Liberal Arts faculty members were honored with a prestigious fellowship.

October 9, 2019

Dr. Catherine Eckel Presents Research Findings on KBTX First News at Four

A new study from a Texas A&M economics professor found that men were paid 16% more when they were in leadership positions as compared to women is the exact same position.

October 9, 2019

Brazos Valley Business Summit explores area economic trends

Hundreds of area business leaders, elected officials and community members listened, attended sessions and networked inside the Doug Pitcock ’49 Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center on Thursday as part of the second annual Brazos Valley Business Summit. Two Texas A&M economists shared data with attendees about the local economy, including an historically low unemployment […]

October 2, 2019

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MS ECON Career Event

On September 18th 2019, The Texas A&M Department of Economics hosted the first ever Masters Career panel in the Robert and Judy Allen Building. Approximately 120 Texas A&M Masters of Economics students had the opportunity to meet with representatives from GM Financial, Goldman Sachs, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. At this event, companies conducted 30 minute presentations to groups of students after which […]

September 28, 2019

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