News and Events

Professor Chuck Barone receives Distinguished Teaching Award

2013-05-17T10:50:35Z

Chuck Barone, Professor of Economics, received the Distinguished Teaching Award. Recognizing outstanding teaching, the award is the highest honor given to a Dickinson faculty member. Barone, who received the honor at a recent faculty meeting, was described by Neil Weissman, Provost and Dean at Dickinson College, as "heterodox, pluralist, radical, and above all impactful. More than any other contribution, our awardee’s legacy lies in challenging the complacency of mainstream thinking and of convictions rooted in shallow experience and privilege. His pioneering work in developing a “contending perspectives” model has served as a cornerstone of our economics curriculum and more".

Professor Bellinger's Senior Seminar class cited in The Patriot-News

2013-05-17T10:41:34Z

In an article written by Barbara Miller in The Patriot-News, the Carlisle borough received a favorable report card from its residents, according to a recent survey conducted by Professor William Bellinger and his economics senior seminar class, “Urban Policy in Carlisle, Pa.”

"Few problems and a high level of satisfaction” is the conclusion reached by the students, who surveyed 282 randomly selected residents.

For more information on the results of the survey, please click here.

Professor Jonathan Cogliano to join Economics Department Fall ’13 semester

2013-02-26T09:47:41Z

The Economics Department would like to introduce Jonathan Cogliano, who will be joining us the Fall 2013 semester. He is finishing his Ph.D. in Economics at the New School for Social Research, and is thrilled to be joining the Department of Economics at Dickinson College. His primary areas of teaching expertise are political economy, macroeconomics, microeconomics, the history of economic thought, and using computer simulations to explore complex economic problems. His dissertation research focuses on applying modern ideas and tools, like computer simulations, to issues in the political economy of advanced capitalist economies. He also conducts research on the macroeconomics of climate change that explores potential avenues for avoiding a climate catastrophe. Prior to studying at the New School, he completed a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Dickinson Alum Chandon Sapkota '09 co-authors article in new publication by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

2013-02-21T12:34:35Z

Chandan Sapkota '09, an economics officer at the Asian Development Bank, Nepal Resident Mission, co-authors article "Employing India: Guaranteeing Jobs for the Rural Poor" in a new publication from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. For more information about this new publication, or to read the full article, please click here.

Dickinson Alumnae Sora Park ’07 selected for 2013 Fellowship on Women and Policy

2013-02-07T11:23:16Z

Dickinson Alumnae Sora Park ’07 has won a 2013 Fellowship on Women and Policy at SUNY Albany and will be working for Assemblywoman Barbara Clark for the 2013 legislative session. Sora is a first year PhD student of Public Administration at Rockefeller College of Public Administration and Policy at SUNY Albany with specialization in Financial Market Regulation. Originally from South Korea, Sora graduated from Dickinson College with a double major in Economics and International Business & Management. She became interested in women’s economic and financial issues while taking the senior seminar class on Women in Economy by Professor Ebru Kongar. After receiving her Master’s degree in Economics from SUNY Buffalo, she worked in the New York State Assembly for the 2012 legislative session as a Graduate Scholar, which provided the opportunity for her to understand the public policy making process. She is now enthusiastic to go back to the Assembly for another year and work to enhance women’s roles through the legislature. For more information on Sora Park and her Fellowship, please click here.

Professor Koont to give Lecture at Philadelphia University

2013-01-25T11:18:27Z

The College of Science, Health and Liberal Arts at Philadelphia University will host a lecture on Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Cuba by Dickinson College Professor Sinan Koont on Friday, January 25th from 12:00 - 1:00 pm. The lecture will take place in the Media Classroom at Gutman Library.

Dickinson Alum Edward (Ned) Mulligan '04 talks Pro Bono Work

2012-11-09T09:01:29Z

Dickinson Economics graduate Edward (Ned) Mulligan '04 has published an article titled "Why All Lawyers Should Make Time for Pro Bono Work" in the Indianapolis Litigation Blog. As Ned states, "The bottom line is this: all lawyers should endeavor to give back to their community through pro bono work on the grounds that there are those in our community that are less fortunate. If you don't think you have time, make time. It will be worth its weight in gold." To read the entire article, please follow the link below.

http://www.indianapolislitigationblog.com/2012/11/why-all-lawyers-should-make-time-for-pro-bono-work.html.

Discussion by Dean Baker, Co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research

2012-10-23T12:17:41Z

hereDean Baker, Co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research will be visiting Dickinson College on Wednesday, November 7. He will be presenting "The Fiscal Cliff: New Heights of Sensationalism" in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. This talk will explain why such talk fundamentally misrepresents the short-term budget problem and how the longer term problem has been misrepresented as well. For additional information about Dean Baker, please click here.

Professor Tynan has article published in The Review of Austrian Economics

2012-10-15T12:20:32Z

Professor Nicola Tynan has had an article published in The Review of Austrian Economics titled "Nineteenth century London water supply: Processes of innovation and improvement". To access this article, please follow the following link. http://www.springerlink.com/content/a452j643twp345r7/fulltext.pdf.

Farrant and McPhail Publish New Paper on Hayek

2012-09-24T12:05:26Z

Economics Professors Andrew Farrant and Edward McPhail just had published an article "Supporters Are Wrong: Hayek Did Not Favor a Welfare State," in the Challenge September-October 2012.

Welcome New Economics Professor

2012-08-21T11:16:42Z

The Economics Department would like to welcome Shadrack Mwilaria (Ph.D. West Virginia University) who joins us as a full time Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics. He teaches courses in macroeconomics, money and banking, econometrics, and African Development.

Chandan Sapkota '09 Published in International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

2012-02-08T11:42:54Z

Chandon Sapkota '09 has co-authored an article titled “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Project: Lessons for Future Policy Design and Implementation” in the International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. The abstract and article can be accessed here .

New Faculty/Student Research Just Published

2011-10-31T10:20:12Z

The research paper by Professor William (Bill) Bellinger and Jue (Jessie) Wang ('12), "Poverty, Place or Race: Causes of the Retail Gap in Smaller U.S. Cities" has now been published in The Review of Black Political Economy: Volume 38, Issue 3 (2011), Page 253-270.

Economic Student Wins Scholarship to Study Abroad

2011-10-21T09:46:20Z

Economic student, Faith Andrews ’13, is part of a trio to win a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to study at the University of Bremen this year. The three students also earned Dickinson the top spot in 2011 among colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada to receive the award. Faith’s outlook on her experience is discussed in the article “Triple Honor” in the recent edition of Extra Features. To read more about the experiences of these three Dickinsonian students, please click here.

Economic Student Part of Student Organization Secularist Students United (SSU)

2011-10-21T09:43:15Z

Amanda Helling ’12, co-founder of SSU, tackles stereotype with new organization. Amanda states in the recent edition of Extra Features, “In high school, I had some experiences with very religious people that kind of made me feel alone, and I didn’t want to feel alone for being a nonbeliever. I wanted a community, so that spurred starting the group.” To read more about Amanda and this organization, please click here.

Ju (Jessie) Wang and Professor Bellinger Publish Study

2011-09-20T12:37:23Z

Economics Major Jue (Jessie) Wang ('12) and Professor William (Bill) Bellinger coauthors of "Income, Place or Race: Causes of the Retail Gap in Smaller U.S. Cities" have just had their paper accepted for publication in The Review of Black Political Economy. This paper is based on the collaborative research of Wang and Bellinger. Congratulations!

Economics Student Completes Top Internship

2011-09-19T11:00:15Z

Brayden Downing ’13, an Economics and Music Double Major, completed an internship with the Washington National Opera through The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. This internship is recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the Top 100 Internships in the U.S. To learn more about Brayden and his internship, please follow the following link to Extra Features.

Economics Student Wins 2011 Student Employee of the Year

2011-04-21T09:51:53Z

The Economics Department congratulates one of its students, Thanh To, as Dickinson College’s “2011 Student Employee of the Year”! Thanh, who works in the Advancement Office, was also selected as the Northeast Region District 7 Student Employee of the Year by the Northeast Association of Student Employment administrators. Again, our congratulations to Thanh!

A Minskian Explanation of the Economic Crisis

2011-04-05T09:50:30Z

L. Randall Wray, Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, senior scholar at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, NY and published author, visited Dickinson College in February to conduct a lecture titled, "A Minskian Explanation of the Economic Crisis" which explored and expounded upon the factors that contributed to the current economic and financial crisis. Prior to his lecture, Professor Wray spent time with students from the Economics Department to discuss his thoughts on the current economic situation and answer questions.

Jue (Jessie) Wang ('12) and Professor Bellinger Undertaking Two Year Research Project on Inner City Access to Retail Businesses

2011-02-28T09:51:54Z

Since the summer of 2009 Professor Bellinger and Jue (Jessie) Wang ('12), a Dickinson economics and mathematics major, have been engaged in a series of research projects related to the access to retail stores in inner city neighborhoods. In 2009 they completed a detailed study of the South Allison Hill neighborhood in Harrisburg, PA. This report has been used by the Tri-County Commission, which operates the Community Development Corporation in South Allison Hill, to recruit businesses and apply for grants.

The two have also been working with a national data set of about 40 relatively small U.S. cities to analyze the possible causes of inner city retail gaps on a broader scale. They presented an article on that topic at the 2010 Pennsylvania Economic Association meetings and are working on 3 articles that will be submitted to various economic journals this spring.

Faith Andrews, Economics Major, Interviewed Locally about Earth Day

2011-02-24T09:32:56Z

Faith Andrews, an Economics and German double major, was interviewed by a local area newspaper, The Sentinel, about Dickinson student plans to celebrate Earth Day. Her interview was published February 21st and can viewed online.

25 Year Retrospective Look at Contending Economic Perspectives at Dickinson

2011-02-24T09:22:01Z

Professor Chuck Barone has had accepted for publication his paper "Contending Economics Perspectives at a Liberal Arts College: a 25 year retrospective" which will appear in the March special issue of the International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education.

Class of 2010 Economics Awards and Prizes

2010-06-17T14:50:48Z

2010 Anthony Mach Scholarship: Co-winners - Adrian Majlis and Kshitiz Dahal.

2010 C. W. Fink Memorial Economics Prize: Thanh To

2010 The Class of 1875 Award: Adrian Majlis

Congratulations!

Econ Alum Co-Author of Academic Paper

2010-02-15T11:16:47Z

Matt Davis (Economics Class of 2006), a graduate student in the PhD economics program at American University, is co authoring a paper with Professor Jon Wisman "The Changing Character of Work, Rising Inequality, and The Protestant Work Ethic 1870 1930."