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Among economics majors, the underrepresentation of women, students of color, and first-generation college students is chronic and widespread, and in 2018, Hamilton’s Economics Department made a significant move to combat the problem. It revamped its curriculum.
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Assistant Professor of Economics Cody Couture joined the faculty last August. Here he talks about his research on the Federal Reserve and what it’s like teaching economics at a liberal arts college.
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Jeff Cross joined the faculty as an assistant professor of economics in August. He talks here about his research in environmental/energy economics, and what drew him to Hamilton.
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An article on “Neighborhood Violence, Poverty, and Psychological Well-being,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Mo Alloush, was recently published in the Journal of Development Economics.
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When it comes to investment banking, perhaps no other name stands out like Goldman Sachs. And for seniors James Argo and Jason Kauppila, this illustrious bank will soon be home. The two have accepted full-time positions at Goldman to start after graduation.
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After serving as president of the Hamilton Consulting Club, Joe Reiner ’22 will continue his passion at L.E.K. Consulting — all while working in his hometown of New York City. Previously, Reiner interned at a venture capital firm where he enjoyed supporting new portfolio companies and conducting market research.
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Christina Romer, a professor of economics at University of California, Berkeley, and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under the Obama administration, engaged in a dialogue with Greg Mankiw, a Harvard University professor of economics and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush.
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An article about student-graduate committee matching and job market outcomes, co-authored by Stephen Wu, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, and Qi Ge ’06, appears in the October issue of Southern Economic Journal.
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Ellie Struthers ’22 has been hired as an investment banking analyst for KBW after her Hamilton graduation in May. She will join the San Francisco office after working with the team as a summer analyst in the depository group. Below Struthers discusses what made her consider a career in investment banking and how Hamilton prepared her.
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A paper by Ann Owen, the Henry Platt Bristol Chair of Public Policy and Professor of Economics, and Andrew Wei ’20, was recently published online ahead of its inclusion in the October issue of the journal Labour Economics.
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