Economics Seminar: Isaac Mbiti
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Isaac Mbiti, University of Virginia
Wednesday, April 10 at 10:15AM in Converse 207
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Isaac Mbiti, University of Virginia
Wednesday, April 10 at 10:15AM in Converse 207
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Available ECON 111 Sections for Fall 2024
ECON 111-01 | LEC MW 12:30-1:50PM Prof Baisa Prof Barbezat | DIS Th 1-1:50 DIS Th 2-2:50 DIS Th 3-3:50 | ECON 111F-01F ECON 111F-02F ECON 111F-03F |
ECON 111-02 | LEC TTh 2:30-3:50PM Prof Ishii | DIS W 2-2:50
| ECON 111F-04F
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ECON 111-03 | LEC MW 2:30-3:50PM Prof Gebresilasse | DIS Th 1-1:50
| ECON 111F-05F
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ECON 111-04 | LEC TTh 1-2:20PM Prof Theoharides | DIS W 1-1:50 | ECON 111F-06F |
Please note: There will be no 111E offered in AY 24-25
The time is now!
If you are thinking of becoming an economics major the department invites you to declare with our two step process (links below.) Economics majors gain access to advising, department events and announcements plus a comfy new shirt. There may be up to a two-week processing time through the month of April so if you want an economics professor to guide you through Advising and Pre-Registration weeks act now!
**PLEASE NOTE: Economics declarations may take up to two weeks to process in S24. Please plan accordingly**
There are several steps you must complete to declare a major in economics:
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The economics department has a newly updated resource center located in our computer lab in Converse 311. Econ major Eliza Williams 26 has been curating and updating materials on graduate programs, internships and other educational programs. We invite you to browse (in the seating area behind the computers) for available opportunities. You can also take a look at the bulletin board in the hallway outside the offices of Profs Sims, Kingston and Ishii for additional options you may be interested in pursuing.
ECON 276
Well-Being and Economic Thought
Prof. Barbezat
MW 2:30-3:50
“Economics” is often defined as the study of the allocation of scarce resources. But what do we want to achieve from this allocation? We seem to want some idea of well-being – either for ourselves, certain groups or for a society at large. Economics is essentially the study of how we and the societies around us provide opportunities (sometimes only for selected groups…) to attain and sustain well-being given the constraints faced. This course analyzes the idea of economic “well-being” (utility) and examines the different ways in which the history of economic thought has conceived of well-being from antiquity to the present day, in part to study how these conceptions of well-being have affected economic analysis. We will examine the long history of this question with an emphasis on the contemporary period, looking carefully at neoclassical thought and its “heterodox” critics. Requisite: ECON 111/111E or its equivalent. Limited to 30 students.
ECON 429
Geospatial Analysis in Development Economics
Prof. Gebresilasse
MW 2:30-3:50
In this course, we will explore key development topics with a focus on research papers that use geospatial analysis to answer fundamental questions related to economic development. Geospatial analysis has been applied in economic research to examine an array of factors that shape economic development including roads, internet access, trade links, institutions, slavery, climate change, and inequality. We will carefully read a selection of journal articles that employ geospatial analysis, paying close attention both to the important economic insights as well as the econometric and geospatial methodologies employed in the articles. The course will begin with an introduction of the main types of datasets, tools and techniques employed in geospatial analysis using R programming language. In addition to carefully studying and discussing selected research papers that apply geospatial analysis, students will also replicate some of the analyses presented in these papers. Overall, the course aims to familiarize students with the application of geospatial analysis in cutting-edge economic research and enable them to develop an original research project that makes use of the tools and techniques explored in the course. Requisite: ECON 300/301 and ECON 360/361. Limited to 15 students.
Economics and Education Studies major Ariana Rodriguez is featured in this week's Amherst Student feature Thoughts on Theses. Ariana traveled home to El Salvador this summer with funding from the Economics Department Summer Fellowship program to embark on research for her thesis on public school nutrition programs.
At the start of the summer Prof. Mesay Gebresilasse along with other Amherst faculty and administrators joined Provost Epstein on a trip to Cape Town. They visited the University of Cape Town the top university in Africa to meet with faculty and administrators, and spent time exploring the University's study-away programs for potential future partnerships with Amherst. Prof. Gebresilasse has been a member of the economics department since 2019 and his areas of economic expertise are in development and applied microeconomics.
Amherst Economics alum Audrey Cheng '20 has been published in the recent issue of Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. The paper began as her Amherst College thesis Conservation and Development in China's Nature Reserves: Win-Win or Trade-Offs? Her co-authors are her thesis advisor Kate Sims, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies at Amherst and YuanYuan Yi of China Center for Economic Research, National School of Development at Peking University. Cheng is currently a student at Harvard Law School.
In May Haoran Tong '23 was highlighted in Behind the Scenes: Senior Theses Projects for his work on two theses, one for LJST and one for Economics. And in August Amherst Magazine featured his impressive work and accomplishments as an undergrad in an article titled The Pride of Amherst. Tong is also the 2023 recipient of The James R. Nelson Memorial Award, presented to that senior who, in the opinion of the Economics Department, has achieved excellence in the study of economics while pursuing a broad liberal education.
The Bernstein Prize funded by a gift from the Bernstein family in honor of the work their son did at Amherst College is awarded to the senior who, in the opinion of the Economics Department and the Dean of the Faculty, has done particularly outstanding honors work in economics: Sara Kao 23
The James R. Nelson Prize is awarded to the senior who, in the opinion of the Economics Department, has written a distinguished honors thesis that applies economic analysis to an important question of public policy: Xinyu Ni 23
The James R. Nelson Memorial Award is presented to that senior who, in the opinion of the Economics Department, has achieved excellence in the study of economics while pursuing a broad liberal education: Haoran Tong 23
The Jeanne Reinle Prize named after Jeanne Reinle, the Academic Department Coordinator of the Economics Department for 30 years, whose inviting and engaging presence welcomed and supported generations of Amherst Economics students and faculty, is awarded to the senior who, in the opinion of the Economics Department, exemplifies a commitment to building community in the Economics Department and a passion for Economics: Maira Owais 23, Ella Steciuk 23
The Economics Department Junior Class Prize to be awarded to that member of the junior class who, in the opinion of the Economics Department, has achieved a record of excellence in the study of economics at Amherst College: Aidan Cook 24, Ernest Protas 24, Gillian Richard 24, Aryen Shrestha 24
The Hamilton Prize which was established by his former students in memory of Professor Walton Hale Hamilton, distinguished member of the Department of Economics from 1915-1923, is awarded to that first year student who ranks highest in the economics courses he or she has taken: Winton Garrelts 26, Andrew Glassford 26, Ivy Haight 25, Rhine Hazra 26
Senior economics honors student Sara Kao was awarded the 2023 Franklin S. Odo Prize for her thesis Ethnic Enclaves and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Refugee Resettlement After the Vietnam War.
The Franklin S. Odo Prize Fund was named in memory of the late Franklin S. Odo, the John Woodruff Simpson Lecturer and former John J. McCloy ’16 Visiting Professor of American Institutions and International Diplomacy in the Department of American Studies, the Fund supports a prize to be awarded annually to a senior who has produced an outstanding thesis in the area of Asian/Pacific/American studies.