MEA Annual Conference at Hamline University

Eight members of the MSUM Economic Society attended the Minnesota Economics Association Annual Conference at Hamline University on October 26. They left the day before in order to do the Registration at 8:30 a.m. Some of the trending topics discussed were Parental Caregiving and the Labor Market Behavior of Women, The Labor Market Effects of Immigration, and Race-Neutrality. Not to […]

‘The Prairie Post Office’ receives top honors from North Dakota Library Association

The Prairie Post Office: Enlarging the Common Life in Rural North Dakota took top honors in the Notable State Government Documents Award from the North Dakota Library Association. The book will now advance to the national level for consideration at the American Library Association. Written by Amy Phillips (formerly MSUM Social Work) and Steven Bolduc (Economics), with photography by Wayne […]

Hansen among researchers hosted by the USDA Economic Research Service 

Dr. T. J. Hansen, Department of Economics, Law & Politics, attended the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Conference in Washington, D.C. August 5-8, 2018. In conjunction with the conference, she participated in the workshop, “Making the Most of Federal Data: Combining Data for Economic Analysis,” hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.

Personal finance blog written by alumnus recognized by Feedspot

Money Health, a personal finance blog written by MSU Moorhead Economics alumnus Derek Hagen ’05, has been named a Top 100 Personal Finance Blog and Top 15 Financial Education Blog by Feedspot. The rankings were based on Google reputation and Google search ranking, influence and popularity in social media, quality and consistency of posts, and Feedspot’s editorial team and expert […]