Economics

Spring 2024 Economics Ceremony
Spring 2024 Economics Ceremony
Spring 2024 Economics Ceremony
Spring 2024 Economics Ceremony
Spring 2024 Economics Ceremony
Spring 2024 Economics Ceremony
Spring 2024 Economics Ceremony
Spring 2024 Economics Ceremony
Spring 2024 Economics Ceremony
Spring 2024 Economics Ceremony

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2025–26 Seminar Series

Friday, April 10, 2026: Klaus Desmet, Southern Methodist University, "Human Capital Accumulation Across Space"

For future seminars check out theseminar series calendar, all seminars areheld 3–4:30 p.m. in Seminar Room 5 unless otherwise noted.

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The last day for Spring classes is Friday, April 24. The university commencement ceremony and the Economics ceremony will both be held on Saturday, May 2. Important dates can be found on the university'sand watch the course schedulefor the latest changes and updates toEconomics courses.If you have any questions about courses or recitation schedulesplease emailkit.colombo@colorado.edu.

Economics Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, May 2, 2026 • Doors Open at 4 p.m. • Ceremony at 4:30 p.m. • Rec Center (REC) • Upper Gymnasium

A reception will follow the ceremony. The commencement address will be given by , Distinguished Professor of Economics, PurDue University and Economics and Political Science 1990, ϾƷ.

101st Annual WEAI Conference

The department, along with the Econ Club and WIE club, is sponsoring 10 undergraduate students to attend the , Monday, June 29, 2026to Friday, July 3, 2026 at the Denver Sheraton Downtown Hotel, 1550 Court Place Denver, CO.
The Western Economic Association International (WEAI) is hosting its 101st Annual Conference in Denver this year. This is a well-established professional economics conference that brings together faculty, researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates from across the country. Conferences like this are a great way to see how economics is used in real research and policy conversations. You can attend paper sessions, hear invited speakers, and get a feel for different subfields—from macro and public finance to labor, health, and environmental economics. If you’re considering graduate school, research, policy work, or just want exposure to the profession beyond the classroom, this can be valuable. We will cover registration, but not for lodging or local transportation (RTD preferred), so those costs would need to be covered individually. Students who are interested and able to attend should let us know

Announcements

Main Office

The main office, ECON 212,is open 8:00a.m.–Noon and 1–5p.m. Monday through Friday except when noted for holiday closures. In the event that somethingneeds immediate attention when the front office is not available, please email the appropriate staff member for assistance. Email addresses and phone numbers are available under thePeople Tab.

Department Highlights

  • Yunxiao Wang's paper, "Health Insurance Portability and Coverage: Evidence from China Cross-Regional Instant Reimbursement Reform," has recently been accepted at the Journal of Health Economics.
  • CARTSS Steering Committee has granted graduate student Bikalpa Baniya a $1200.00 seed grant award in support of his research.
  • Jonathan Hughes'scampground reservation research in "Welcome to the Camping Games (now please show up)," Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine
  • Chloe East's research featured in "," The Nation. as well as in "" on NPR
  • Chloe East cited in "" and "" in The Atlantic
  • Joongsan Hwang's paper "Seller-buyer Bargaining Explained by Fixed Bargaining Costs, Risk Preferences and Value Discovery," conditionally accepted at Journal of Applied Economic Sciences
  • Elizabeth Sorensen Montoya's (PhD '25), paper "," has been accepted by the Journalof Environmental Economics and Management for publication September 2025.
  • Harry Johnson prize for the best paper in the Canadian Journal of Economics in 2024 awarded to James Markusen: “,” (with Antoine Gervais and Anthony Venables) Canadian Journal of Economics 57(4) (2024), 1236-1264.
  • Pan Chen has been awarded a CU Graduate School Summer Fellowship. The fellowship provides a biweekly stipend to allow the student to pursue their research during the summer.
  • talks about presenting his honors thesis, "Airbnb Density, Housing Prices, and Short-Term Rental Restrictions in Hawaii," at the Carroll Round Economics Conference at Georgetown University
  • Joongsan Hwang's Job Market Paper "Veto Bargaining with Incomplete Information and Risk Preference: An Analysis of Brinkmanship" submitted to Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policyand received a revise and resubmit

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