Texas Tech Department of Economics

04/17/2025

03/03/2023

The Texas Tech Department of Economics is delighted to announce the hiring of Victoria Ziqi Hang – University of Washington, and Freddie Papazyan – UC San Diego, as Assistant Professors of Economics, starting in Fall 2023. We look forward to having both of you on our team!

02/24/2023

Big congratulations to Dr. Xiaohan Ma on his well-deserved promotion to Associate Professor with tenure! We are proud to have such an accomplished and dedicated member on our team. 🎉👏

02/23/2023

We are seeking a Lecturer for online courses in economics. If you have an open mind toward innovative teaching methods and have a minimum of an MA degree with teaching experience, we encourage you to apply: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/economics/jobopenings.php
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02/02/2023

Dr. Latchezar Popov has published a paper in the Review of Economic Dynamics with his coauthor Dr. Sophie Osotimehin on the loss of productivity from distortions in sectoral linkages. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1094202522000758

01/12/2023

Dr. Misak Avetisyan has been elected as Secretary of the Transportation and Public Utilities Group (TPUG), an international association of researchers, scholars, and practitioners interested in the economic and public policy analysis related to transportation and public utilities: https://sites.macalester.edu/tpug. We congratulate Dr. Avetisyan for this recognition and wish him continued success!

01/05/2023

Prof. Michael Noel discusses inflation, growth, and labor market trends for 2023 on the WalletHub financial services website: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-jobs/2173 =Michael_D._Noel

Is your to find a new or better in 2023? Here’s where to look: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-jobs/2173

12/16/2022

Sending you warmest wishes for the holiday season!

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12/06/2022

Catch Prof. Michael Noel tomorrow (December 7) when he discusses the fall in crude oil prices and gasoline prices on the
Marketplace Morning Report heard on National Public Radio and online:

In less than 10 minutes, we'll get you up to speed on all the news you missed overnight. Throughout the morning, Marketplace's David Brancaccio will bring you the latest business and economic stories you need to know to start your day. And before U.S. markets open, you'll get a global markets update...

12/01/2022

Prof. Michael Noel talks about the potential rail strike, the damage it can do to the economy, and Congress's actions to prevent it on this evening’s "Capital Tonight" news program at 7pm on Spectrum News 1 Texas: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/politics/capital-tonight

10/10/2022

Glenn Hubbard, Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School and former Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors gives a public talk on the “State of the Economy” at Texas Tech Department of Economics on Friday, October 14, 1 p.m. at the TTU Student Union & Activities Building (SUB), Red Raider Lounge:

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10/10/2022

The first seminar of the new U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Texas Tech Department of Economics partnership was a success! BLS economists Julie Percival and Justin Copple from the Dallas Regional Office talked about the key BLS data and resources available for economists:

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