Archive: Economics

• CAC Hosts Second Virtual Colloquium for Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities

  May 26, 2021

  The Colloquium for Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities (CRSSH) is an annual conference that allows students from across the university to present their research findings to their peers and professors. This year, three undergraduates presented their research virtually through video and powerpoint in the panel presentation moderated by Tommaso Astarita, a professor in the Department of History.

  Category: News Story Tags: Economics, History, Student Research

• New College Faculty for 2020-2021

  September 2, 2020

  Georgetown College is pleased to welcome 24 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in 16 College departments and programs. This cohort will help enrich the student experience through their varied and nuanced areas of study.

  Category: News Story Tags: African American Studies, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Classics, Computer Science, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Economics, English, Faculty, Georgetown Humanities Initiative, Government, History, Humanities Initiative, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Physics, Research, Slavic, Theology

• Returning from Abroad Part Two: Featuring Danielle Guida’s Journey Home from Italy

  April 15, 2020

  Danielle Guida (C’21) was one of the first students to be evacuated from her study abroad in Bologna, Italy due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in this area. While she was sad to be suddenly uprooted from her new home after spending six months abroad, she is grateful for the experiences she had and knows the importance of living in the moment.

  Category: News Story Tags: Economics, Italian, Student, Study Abroad

• Georgetown Professor Coauthors New Study That Finds EPA Mercury Analysis Is “Seriously Flawed”

  April 13, 2020

  Department of Economics professor Arik Levinson, in a new study with experts across prominent academic institutions, found that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) benefit-cost analysis of its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards is “seriously flawed.” The authors assert that the analysis disregards public health benefits, recent scientific findings and transformative change in the electric sector over the past decade.

  Category: News Story Tags: Economics, Faculty, Research

• New Faculty 2018-2019

  September 5, 2018

  Georgetown College is thrilled to welcome 37 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in College departments this year. Get to know them here.

  Category: News Story Tags: African American Studies, Art & Art History, Computer Science, Economics, Faculty, French, Government, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Spanish and Portuguese

• Johnson Addresses Deterrence Using Economics

  May 17, 2018

  Economics graduate student Rich Johnson (G’18) sought out an independent research project on deterring agent theory — a way of determining the value of measures that decrease risk — alongside Professor George Akerlof.

  Category: News Story Tags: Economics, Faculty, Graduate Student, Research, Student

• Q & A: Women in Research

  April 2, 2018

  We caught up this week with Janet Mann of the Department of Biology and Garance Genicot of the Department of Economics to discuss their latest projects, the state of women in academia and more.

  Category: News Story Tags: Biology, Economics, Faculty, Q&A, Research

• Economics Professor Receives International "Frontiers of Knowledge" Award

  February 24, 2016

  Economics Professor Martin Ravallion has received an international Frontiers of Knowledge Award from the BBVA Foundation.

  Category: News Story Tags: Awards, Economics, Faculty