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2009=A GREAT Year for UWM Economics
This past year was another great year for the Economics Program at UWM. Research productivity remained high with over 41 articles and book chapters published by faculty (including publications in key journals such as Economic Inquiry, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Econometrics, and the Southern Economic Journal). The faculty have also provided expert commentary on the economy in over 25 media interviews. The undergraduate and graduate programs have also seen a substantial increase in student numbers. We look forward to building on this success in 2010!
Research Seminar Series
The Spring 2009 research seminars will start off with Ron Siegel of Northwestern University who will present "Head Starts in All-Pay Contests" in Lubar Hall N110 from 2-3:30pm on Friday, February 19. The list for the semester is found here. For more information, contact our Seminar Series Convener, Prof. Bahmani.
'Informal' Micro/Labor Workshops
The 'brown-bag' seminar series for micro oriented papers will be held on Wednesdays at 12:30. This seminar series is oriented for work that is in its beginning stages, and so is very informal. The next presentation in this series will be by Emily Lechtenberg of UWM who will be presenting, "Private versus Public Education: The Impact of Schooling Type on Wage Rates" on Wed Feb 10 from 12:30-1:30pm in the Economics Conference Room. A list of presenters for the current year can be found here. Contact Prof. Heywood for more information or to sign up to present.
UW-Milwaukee Department of Economics
Located in the College of Letters and Science, the Department of Economics is home to 21 faculty members, internationally recognized for their research and dedicated to excellence in teaching. The UWM Economics Department offers an undergraduate degree as well two graduate degrees: a terminal M.A. degree and a Ph.D. degree, only one of two Ph.D. programs in economics in Wisconsin.
From introductory through to graduate classes, the Economics curriculum stresses both theory and application of important economic issues in society, such as unemployment, inflation, exchange rates, labor markets, economic development, international trade and finance, and outsourcing. Economics also offers the practical advantage of opening up career opportunities. Both firms and government agencies are interested in undergraduate Economics majors for entry level jobs in management (here is a list of jobs in which our graduates are currently employed). The degree demonstrates your ability to clearly analyze situations, and an ability to work comfortably with numbers. A national survey of starting job offers for the Class of 2009 shows that graduates with an economics degree have a starting salary of $49,628, on average, the highest of any starting salaries for business related majors. In fact it is higher than the starting salaries of any non-engineering or computer science major. Another report by the Wall Street Journal confirms this and shows that earnings by economics majors nearly double by mid- career to over $98,000.
The pages on this website offer more detailed information about the degree programs, faculty, and research, as well as other information about the Department of Economics. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions, and we hope that you enjoy your visit to our website.