Past Features

Each year, the Department of Economics highlights faculty, research and programs in feature stories on the university homepage. Below are the stories from the Department of Economics that have appeared on the homepage in 2010.

Q & A with the Incoming Chairman: Jason Abrevaya’s Vision for the Economics Department

Economics Department welcomes incoming Chairman Jason Abrevaya.

Beautiful People Are Happier, Economists Find

"The majority of beauty's effect on happiness works through its impact on economic outcomes."

Economics Graduates Help High School Students

Advise TX program helps Gorge Martinez and Shirley Yang offer direction to underserved students.

Inaugural Winner of the Senior Thesis Prize Awarded

Audrey Straus is the inaugural recipient of the award designed to encourage undergraduate research in economics.