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Bachmeier named associate editor of leading energy economics journal
Lance Bachmeier, associate professor of economics, has begun a three-year term as
associate editor of Energy Economics, one of the leading journals in the field of energy economics. The journal publishes
papers on topics such as energy price forecasting, energy policy and the environment.
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Department offering new introductory seminar in economics
The Department of Economics is offering a Sophomore/Junior Introductory Seminar in
Economics for the first time during the spring 2013 semester. This has been a tremendous
success. This course provides an introduction to the discipline of economics while
allowing students to improve their writing and public speaking skills.
Dr. Kuester is teaching this course and he recently presented a talk to the class
on sports economics and the NCAA. Students will also be hearing from Dr. Li as he
provides an introduction to econometrics, and Dr. Belley will provide an overview
of his research in labor economics. Recently, Dr. Kara Ross from the agricultural
economics department presented her research on behavioral economics and heuristics.
The students will also be attending the Joe Tiao Lecture presented by Dr. Christina
Romer and were very fortunate to hear from alumnus Jim Haymaker about his lengthy
career as a corporate leader at Cargill. more>>
What is IO?
Industrial Organization (IO) resides at the intersection of economics and business.
Many market policies find their origin in the thinking of leaders in this field. Many
business strategies are informed by the basic principles of IO. Topics in I0 include
antitrust laws, horizontal and vertical mergers, game theory, the theory of market
structure, price discrimination, product bundling and predation. The field employs
various theoretical and empirical tools to examine key public policy and economic
issues. more>>
