News: Department of Economics

Makayla Palmer poses in the Xeric Garden on UNLV's campus.
People |

A health economist in the Lee Business School, her research interests center around policies addressing the health of low-income and at-risk infants and children.

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Campus News |

Growing demand drives growth in online courses. Here are the people and tools helping faculty cross the digital divide.

Brenden O'Toole and Mohamed Trabia
People |

Brenden O'Toole, Mohamed Trabia, and Bernard Malamud all received valuable mentoring as students, and now try to repay it with younger generations.

A plate of dollar bills shedded and coins with a knife and fork
Research |

UNLV researchers explore how plant genes, food rescue, and financial savvy could help feed humankind.

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Research |

Some students spent their summer lounging peacefully at the pool. Zantana Ephrem spent hers studying just war theory.  

Shawn McCoy posing with tree
Research |

Demand for real estate rebounds in high-risk areas within one to two years of a wildfire, UNLV study finds. Here’s what the research may mean for homeowners in California and beyond.

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People |

This aspiring "world-improvement strategist" hopes that studying in Israel will help her gain a more in-depth perspective on Middle East conflicts and allow her to improve her Arabic.

Economic chart on display
Business and Community |

Event will offer a first look at CBER’s in-depth analysis of the local, regional, and national economies, and a forecast of what to expect for the rest of 2018.

Portrait Michael Schwob
Research |

Stepping into the world of research helped one student choose a career, make new friends, and get a head start on the future.

Hailey Dawson and Maria Gerardi
Campus News |

Here's a few tales from 2017 sure to make you smile.

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People |

Taking the easy route isn’t in this former Marine’s nature.

Mecca Walker holds up UNLV license plate
Campus News |

UNLV plates drive scholarship increases for Rebels.