News Archive, 2009–10
Waller Begins Term as Senior VP of
St. Louis Fed
This past June, Christopher Waller, Gilbert F. Schaefer Professor of Economics, went on loan to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, beginning a two-year term as a senior vice president and the director of research. Read More
Re-Evaluating a Poor Measure of Poverty
Late last year, Associate Professor James Sullivan and the University of Chicago's Bruce Meyer published an article in the American Economic Review related to their ongoing research into ways to measure and improve the well-being of poor families. Read More
IMF Veteran Flood Bursting Bubbles at
Notre Dame
While others might be content to resign their retirement years to blazing Floridian sunsets or skill development on the putting green, Robert Flood is bringing a lifetime of real world experience at the International Monetary Fund to the department's faculty. Read More
Faculty Receive Major Grants
Between them, William Evans, Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Economics, and Assistant Professors Kasey Buckles and Daniel Hungerman won four multiyear grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Russell Sage Foundation for projects initiated from 2006 to 2009. Read More
Top Young Scholars Join Faculty
As it welcomed IMF veteran Robert Flood to the faculty this fall, the Department of Economics and Econometrics also added three assistant professors to its T&R cohort. Read More
Fellowship Helps '08 Grad Toward Ph.D.
at Yale
A $38,000 per year fellowship at Yale will see 2008 graduate Kevin Baker through to his Ph.D. in economics by 2013. He has already completed what was a challenging first year and gives a great deal of credit for his success to his undergraduate studies. Read More
A Young Economist's Educational Journey
Senior Joshua Garrett began his studies at Notre Dame considering a life ahead as an engineer, but two introductory economics courses changed his thinking. Impressed with the caliber of the teaching and his classmates—and engaged by the intricacies of the subject matter—Garrett jumped ship into economics. He has not been disappointed. Read More
Growth in Undergrad Program Follows Headlines
With the recent financial crisis and recession much in the news, rarely has a career in economics seemed so relevant. However, the department's vibrancy in 2009 also reflects substantial long-term growth in interest from undergraduates. Read More
Letter From the Chair, Fall 2009
As part of the inaugural issue of the department's electronic newsletter, Increasing Returns, Chair Richard Jensen provides a brief introduction to the department's history, its mission, and some of its most significant accomplishments to date. Read More