Monday, March 26 | 1-4 p.m. | Center for the Arts, Art Annex How did your t-shirt get made? Who sewed your jeans? The garment industry is the world’s second largest contributor to climate change and employs millions across the globe for incredibly low wages. Visit Behind the Seams and watch garment workers while you learn about “fast fashion” and the labor and environmental issues […]
Oscar Flores, Economics, and María del Socorro Gómez, México City, published an article in the most recent issue of Foreign Affairs Latinoamerica. In this article, Flores and Gómez link the results of the 2016 election to structural changes in the US labor market. These changes were particularly intense in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
It is time for the Minnesota State Paralegal Association Moorhead’s Annual Toy Drive! We will be collecting toys from November 27 to December 8 around campus. Our boxes are located in Lommen, the Center for Business, and in the CMU! The donation will be going to The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. The toys do not need to be expensive […]
The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) held its annual meeting July 30-August 1, 2017 in Chicago, IL. The MSUM Economics program’s tradition of undergraduate research and mentoring was highlighted by four MSUM Economics alumni presenting research as members of their respective graduate institutions: Tanner McCarty, Purdue University, Optimal contracting and the economics of perennial energy crops Vaneesha Dusoruth, University […]
Oscar Flores, Economics, presented two papers at the 54th annual meetings of the Missouri Valley Economics Association in Kansas City, MO. The first paper, co-written with Tonya Jo Hansen, Economics, presents initial results of a survey of MSUM Economics Alumni. Initial results indicate that 64% of Economics Alumni earn over $75,000 per year. In the second paper on student retention […]