Department of Economics

Welcome!

Welcome to the Department of Economics. We are part of the College of Arts and Science on the flagship campus of the University of Missouri. Our faculty conduct research that impacts both scholarly thought and policy at the international, national, and state levels.

Many faculty members serve in editorial capacities for academic journals, receive external research funding, and consult for businesses and governments. The Economic and Policy Analysis Research Center (EPARC) provides research support to the business community; local, state, and federal government agencies; and the University of Missouri system.

The department delivers instruction to a broad cross-section of the campus, including students in journalism, business, public affairs, and agricultural economics. Our undergraduate programs offer degrees in both the College of Arts and Science and the College of Business.

At the graduate level, we offer M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics as well as joint M.A. degrees with mathematics, statistics, and joint M.A. and J.D. degrees. Our students have gone on to successful careers in government, private industry, and academia. Many have achieved national and international prominence.

Please take a moment to learn more by exploring our web site.

David Mandy
Professor and Chair

Seminars/News Briefs

UPCOMING SEMINARS

Friday, February 3: Guangjian Xu
Renmin University of China (Why Has China's Final Consumption Rate Declined Since 1978? Causes and Implications)

Friday, February 10: Ryan Lampe,
DePaul University (TBA)

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Four Economics graduate students; Jiaxi Li, Shali Luo, Chenhang Zeng and Jewelwayne (Wayne) Cain Have all received Harry Gunnison Brown awards

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Ed Robb. Dr. Robb joined the department in 1971 and retired in 2002. During that time he ran the Economic Policy Analysis Research Center ( EPARC), for which he was the founding director. He also taught public finance to generations of MU economics students. After retirement Ed put his economic skills to work as a Missouri state legislator, representing the 24th Missouri district from 2004-2008. During that time he served as vice-chairman of the important House Budget Committee. In November, 2010 he was elected Boone County Presiding Commissioner, a position he held at the time of his death. Ed was loved by his colleagues and students for his great sense of humor and encyclopedic knowledge of state budget matters. He is survived by his wife Rosa, five children, and six grandchildren.

In a new study published by The American Enterprise Institute, “Grade Inflation for Education Majors and Low Standards for Teachers: When Everyone Makes the Grade,” Cory Koedel, assistant professor of economics, reports that the grade point averages of education students at America’s universities are considerably higher than grades in every other academic discipline. What makes those findings especially striking is that education majors score significantly lower on standardized college entrance exams than students majoring in other areas like science, business, social sciences, and humanities.

The 2011 Missouri Economics Conference will be held at Washington University in St. Louis on October 14 and 15, 2011. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2011

 

 

 

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