📢 Attention VT Econ Alumni & Friends in the DC Area!
Join us for the Economics Dept.'s Alumni & Friends Happy Hour on May 21 in Arlington, VA.
Connect, reminisce, and network with fellow Hokies! Learn more & RSVP at: https://t.co/HevZZ3si3I
Excited to attend (and present!) at my first ever ASSAs. Stop by our session if you are interested in test-optional policies.
Looking forward to meeting many new people! #ASSA2025
Yesterday we celebrated our annual holiday party for faculty & graduate students! It's a much-needed break from a busy semester filled with great food, stories, and community.
Check out a few of the highlights!
We're sending a team to @theecongames in 2025! Dr. @BFelegi will lead our team of Hokies in Cincinnati to compete against 19 other schools from around the country!
Keep an eye on your inbox for more info on how you can get involved – we’ll be sending out all the details soon!
🎉 Exciting news! Our undergraduate Economics program has been ranked in the Top 100 by US News & World Report!
We're proud of our amazing students, faculty, and staff who make this possible. #GoHokies
https://t.co/9U02CByy5W
📢Please spread the word. Great mentorship workshop for PhD students. CSWEP will sponsor another in person event this year day before the Southern Economics Association Meeting in Washington DC. Apply to be mentor, mentee, encourage your students and share with your networks.📢
We are thrilled to share the incredible achievements of our talented undergrads who have earned prestigious department awards!
Their dedication, perseverance, and unwavering commitment to excellence have set them apart. Join us in celebrating with them! #VT24#HokieGrad
It’s such an honor to win this award, especially in my first year as an AP teaching only econometrics!
It’s been such a joy working with the students and faculty here at @VT_Econ. I can’t wait to see what’s to come!
Officially headed to Atlanta for my first ever APPAM! For anyone interested in school choice or higher ed policy, I hope you consider checking out one of the three sessions I am a part of this year. #APPAM2023
Heading to Atlanta today for my very first APPAM! Econ of ed and higher ed policy folks, I would love to see you at my Thursday morning panel on college access. Drop your #2023APPAM pro tips below and please message me if you'd like to meet up!
Having a great time visiting @BFelegi at Virginia Tech! Got to sit on her "Analysis of Economic Data" course-- I now somewhat understand how she does her data analyses
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.”
#NobelPrize
Just two coauthors traveling by planes, trains, and buses to get to the National Archives in College Park, MD for some background research. Found some gems! @BFelegi