Department of Economics

Department of Economics

News

  • George Nwaogu
    Pictured: Professor Don Alexander; Nolan Sinkler, our 2011-12 Presidential Scholar, and Chair Bill Kern. Nolan, from Grand Haven, is majoring in economics and philosophy and is minoring in Chinese and actuarial science with an eye toward a career as an actuary.
  • Uwaoma "George" Nwaogu (Ph.D. candidate) received the Distinguished Student Paper Award (given for the best graduate student paper) at the 2010 Missouri Valley Economics Association annual conference in St. Louis.

    George Nwaogu


  • Stephen Abrokwah (Ph.D. student) received two awards: one from the International Association of Black Actuaries, and one from the Actuarial Foundation.
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    Stephen Abrokwah
  • News from an Alumnus
    Shigeyuki Yokokawa, pictured with his son Kai and department chair, Bill Kern, visited WMU on August 26 with his wife and 2 children. Shigeyuki, 1997 Presidential Scholar, is Vice President for Private Banking at HSBC Japan. We are looking forward to having Kai as a future Bronco and economics major in 2024!

  • Dr. Susan Pozo and a group of ECON 3890 students visited Uruguay in 2011. View photos of their experiences.


Events

Sichel Series
Werner Sichel Lecture Seminar Series

2012-13 dates

Research Seminar
Research Seminar Series
2012-13 dates


Archived News

 

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