This annual symposium is organized by Dean Lueck, Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Faculty Affiliate and former Director of the Program on Natural Resource Governance at the Ostrom Workshop, IU. The symposium, by invitation only, was held on October 27-28, 2022. It was sponsored by the Searle Freedom Trust and co-sponsored by the Program on Environment & Natural Resource Governance at the Ostrom Workshop.
Some of the most vexing and controversial problems facing society concern natural and environment resource use and management. This 2-day symposium brings together young scholars and senior mentors to consider the fundamental role that economic, political, and legal institutions have in shaping incentives and determining the outcomes. The symposium aims to encourage and develop emerging scholars and their research programs that focus on the institutional underpinnings of these problems and their solutions. The intensive program includes research presentations by young scholars and lectures by senior mentors.
The Department of Economics is excited the Advances in Econometrics (AiE) Conference and Festschrift in Honor of Joon Y. Park will be held at Indiana University Bloomington. The conference has been postponed several times due to the continuation of the pandemic and uncertainty about travel restrictions. Professor Park has made important contributions to many areas in econometrics, including foundational work on nonstationary time series. Sponsors of the conference include Indiana University, the University of Missouri, and StataCorp.
The conference will feature presentations of a variety of works from the econometrics research frontier, and a series of panel discussions by econometricians from across the profession on the topic of the past, present, and future of econometrics. The aim of the conference is to bring together a wide array of econometricians and produce a volume with panel discussions and papers contributed by the participants.
Eric Zobel is a new Academic Advisor for Economics. He also advises for Management and Human Organization, among other departments. Eric holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Culture from Indiana University. His research focused on experimental theater and film. Eric has worked for IU for almost 10 years and loves supporting students through their academic careers. He also loves horror films and opera.
Congratulations to Paulette Davidson and Christina Robertson!
The Department of Economics is proud to announce Paulette Davidson and Christina Robertson received years of service pins from Indiana University. Paulette received the 10-year pin and Christina received the 25-year pin. Both have been staff in the department for nine years.
Read about them and their positions in the department here:
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