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November 29, 2023

Department Accepting Applications for Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor

November 3, 2023

The Department is currently accepting applications for a senior Assistant or Associate Professor in Economics.

October 24, 2023

The Economics Department is excited to host Dr. Hanming Fang as our featured speaker for this year's Philip Babcock Memorial Lecture on October 24, 2023.

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