Faculty News

  • 2026 Jim and Matthew Scarpati Honorary Applied Economics Conference
    9/17/25
    Thanks to the generosity of Lynn Scarpati, the Department of Economics is proud to announce the 2nd annual conference in the Spring 2025 semester.
  • Staff Spotlight - Jordan Chen
    9/11/25
    Jordan Chen is part of the amazing staff team that supports the Department of Economics.  As Department Administrator, Jordan ensures the smooth functioning of the administrative aspects of the department.  You can find her on the fourth floor solving problems for students, faculty, and the Department as a whole!
  • Lakes Development Economics Workshop
    9/8/25
    The workshop consists of a small set of presentations on development economics topics. The workshop brings together a network of development economics scholars from Western New York, Southern Ontario, the Finger Lakes region, and surrounding areas. In contrast to larger conferences, we aim to devote a longer amount of time to a small set of presentations to promote discussion.
  • Lakes Development Economics Workshop
    3/10/25
    The workshop consists of a small set of presentations on development economics topics. The workshop brings together a network of development economics scholars from Western New York, Southern Ontario, the Finger Lakes region, and surrounding areas. In contrast to larger conferences, we aim to devote a longer amount of time to a small set of presentations to promote discussion.
  • Faculty Spotlight - Opinder Kaur
    10/6/23
    Professor Opinder Kaur is an applied microeconomist with research interests in labor economics, development economics, health economics, and the economics of education. She received her PhD from the University of California Riverside
  • Best & Worst States for Jobs - Ask the Expert interview - Joanne Song McLaughlin
    9/8/25
  • Adding more road capacity decreases congestion and increases distance traveled
    6/29/23
    Adding more road capacity decreases congestion and increases distance traveled