Department News

The Gordon Karp Award is given to students who exemplify the intelligence, dedication, and accomplishment of Gordon Karp. Gordon was an outstanding undergraduate student in Economics and Mathematics, and he continued on to work for his PhD in Economics.   This year, the award is given to four students:  

Professor Yue Li's research is featured in the Chart of the Week in the week of December 4, 2019. The Chart of the Week is a weekly series of research highlights chosen by the American Economics Association. Professor Yue Li's paper entitled "Who is Screened Out? Application Costs and the Targeting of Disability Programs" joint with Professor Manasi Deshpande at the University of Chicago examines the impacts of field office closings on the volume of applications and recipients of aid. The research underscores the importance of providing convenient access to program representatives, whose services are particularly valuable to some of the most vulnerable people.

Professor Hounyo's work entitled "The Local Fractional Bootstrap" published in the Scandinavian Journal of Statistics is recognized as one of the most read papers by Wiley, the publisher of the academic journal. Among publications in the journal between January 2018 and December 2019, his work was one of the most downloaded in the first 12 months after online publication.

Econ grad Cassie LaForest is accepted to the Data Science for Social Impact program at NYU. Congratulations!

Professor Michael Sattinger, Professor Ken Bulko and Professor Steven Pleydle are nominated by students for the 2020 UAlbany's faculty and student engagement torch award. 

Students of economics at UAlbany who want to make an impact in the world of business can now take advantage of a new academic pathway. This fall, a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics began accepting its first students.