Colby College Economics Department

04/14/2022

Professor Stephanie Owen’s research on access and equity in higher education comes with real-world implications

12/30/2021

We are very happy and proud to share the news that our colleague Jim Siodla has earned tenure and promotion to Associate Professor of Economics at Colby College!

Welcome to my personal website. I am an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Colby College. My research areas are economic history and urban economics. I currently teach courses in macroeconomic principles, US economic history, urban economics, and a senior seminar in urban economic hi...

11/07/2021

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics Emeritus Clifford Reid passed away this weekend.

Professor Reid retired from Colby in 2009 after 22 years of legendary teaching in our department. Cliff began his teaching career at Grinnell College and arrived at Colby in 1987 with his wife, Sheila McCarthy who established the Russian Studies program here.

To many of his colleagues, Cliff was the epitome of a liberal arts college professor. Cliff received his bachelor's degree from George Washington University and his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He co-authored several publications with current members of our department and was a distinguished scholar on topics of discrimination in American life, specifically in housing, employment,and wages.

Here at Colby, Prof. Reid taught micro principles and micro theory, econometrics, and public finance. The Colby Magazine noted on announcing his retirement that he was known for his "...rigorous standards in the classroom" - surely an understatement by any stretch of the imagination.

All of us who taught with Cliff have stories to share about the meaningful impact he had on our careers. He will be missed.

10/31/2021

Congratulations to Sophya Guwn '22, Terri Nwanma '22 and Erica Lee '24, who are the economics majors among Colby's first-ever cohort of United Nations Millennium Fellows.

Colby is pleased to announce its inaugural cohort of United Nations Millennium Fellows. Nine student leaders, hailing from New Hampshire to Nigeria, have been selected to represent the College as part of the fellowship’s 2021 class.

10/06/2021

Our own Jen Meredith will take a lead role on the economic analysis for the largest government-funded research grant in Colby's history.

08/26/2021

https://www.facebook.com/colbycollege/videos/624914188898025

05/25/2021

Congratulations to our Economics Honors Students from the Colby Class of 2021. Plus a shout out and thank you to Prof. Samara Gunter for her excellent leadership of our honors seminar this year.

05/01/2021

Nice feature on the scholarship of our colleague Dan LaFave

Economist Dan LaFave uses data to show how innovation improves health in low-income communities.

02/07/2021

Watch our own Rob Lester talking about ethics and equity in the College's new AI initiative.

“Ethics is a central part of a liberal arts education...having that liberal arts background paired with the AI institute is going to be really beneficial in ...

01/09/2021

https://www.colby.edu/magazine/reinventing-a-finance-course-for-remote-learning/

Amid the pandemic, Professor Randy Nelson makes 100-plus videos to prepare students for financial literacy

12/29/2020

Congratulations to our colleague Rob Lester on today's announcement of receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor of economics at Colby!

12/24/2020

https://www.facebook.com/65675040244/posts/10164725652895245/