Faculty News

  • Faculty Spotlight - Todd Pugatch
    11/17/25
    Dr. Todd Pugatch is an applied microeconomist with research interests in the economics of education, development economics, and labor economics. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Michigan.
  • Faculty Spotlight - Yun Pei
    11/14/25
    Dr. Yun Pei is a macroeconomist with research interests in public finance, international finance, and macroeconomic labor. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota.
  • Faculty Spotlight - Mingliang Li
    11/17/25
    Dr. Mingliang Li is an econometrician with research interest in labor economics and the economics of education. He received his PhD from the University of California – Irvine.
  • Faculty Spotlight - Justin Downs
    10/27/25
    Dr. Justin Downs is a microeconomic theorist with research interests in behavioral economics, information economics, and game theory. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Washington.
  • Faculty Spotlight - Michael Coury
    10/20/25
    Dr. Michael Coury is an applied microeconomist with research interests in public economics, environmental economics, and economic history.
  • Faculty Spotlight - Neel Rao
    10/15/25
    Dr. Neel Rao is a microeconomist with research interests in labor economics, economic theory, and health economics. He received his PhD from Harvard University. You can find him teaching Economic History (ECO 201), Education Policy (ECO 199), Labor Economics (ECO 443/543 and ECO 743), Microeconomic Theory (ECO 405/505), and Topics in Microeconomics (ECO 406/506)!
  • UB Economics Rises in National Rankings
    9/23/25
    The College of Arts and Sciences’ economics program leapt 14 spots to No. 52 among public universities and climbed 31 places to 112th nationally, reflecting its growing impact in research, teaching, and student achievement.