Department Seminars

The Department of Economics hosts guest speakers presenting research findings in the field of economics. These seminars are open to faculty and students majoring or minoring in economics.

Upcoming Seminars

Thursday, November 20, 2025
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
NEW LOCATION: SEARLES 223

Jordan Rhodes (State of Maine) and Zoe Becker (Maine Department of Health and Human Services), "Access to Health Care in Rural Maine"

Completed Seminars

Thursday, October 9, 2025
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Hubbard Pickering Room

Dr. Zhigang Feng (University of Nebraska at Omaha), "The National Debt in a Framework of Time-Consistent Fiscal Policy"

Thursday, October 16, 2025
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Hubbard Pickering Room

Professor Emeritus John Fitzgerald (Bowdoin College), "Counting the Poor: The Liquidity-Adjusted Supplemental Expenditure Poverty Measure"

Thursday, October 30, 2025
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Hubbard Pickering Room

Danielle Graves Williamson (Boston University), "Southern Academies: The Proliferation of All-White Private Schools After Brown and their Legacy for Students"

Thursday, November 13, 2025
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Hubbard Pickering Room

Jamie Rubenstein Taber (Bowdoin '03), "Crafting Economic Policy: From Technical Experts to White House Decision-Makers"