IUP Department of Economics

05/27/2021

IUP Economics majors swept the Best Student Paper Contest at the 2021 Pennsylvania Economic Association (PEA) Virtual Conference recently hosted by Misericordia University. Noah Ellison's paper entitled, "The Consequences of Cannabis: The Effect of Ma*****na Legalization on Illegal Narcotic Markets," won first place. Danika Polka's paper entitled, "Determining a Batter's Salary in the MLB: A Panel Data Analysis," placed second, and Michael Pesta's paper entitled, "Determinants of NHL Goalie Salaries," earned third place. Congratulations to Noah, Danika, and Michael! This marks the first clean sweep of the contest by IUP Economics majors and brings IUP's total to twelve awards since 2011.

05/12/2021

Congratulations to all our Economics graduates! Since we were unable to hold our department ceremony this year, please check out our recognition of graduates on the following link: https://iupvideo.zoom.us/rec/share/cNokKMrKBbv5C9aWoESXC8wiyqosZY5UV14Xswf0k5DEEQuBLUa1DIErn1Hx-THO.0CDtxdF1DMfH03J7 The passcode for the link is 4.oAEia@

04/27/2021

Springtime sights and sounds around McElhaney Hall – both the trees and construction of the new science building are in “full bloom”!

04/13/2021

Nine undergraduate economics majors shared the results of their scholarly pursuits at the 2021 IUP Scholars Forum held virtually on April 7. Seven oral presentations reflected work completed in ECON 356 Introduction to Econometrics, and one oral presentation focused on research conducted in biology. Presenters included August Bolinger, Noah Ellison, Justin Foran, Alexa Hershberger, Ryan Lichtenwalner, Justina Mascaro, Bradley Mateo, Michael Pesta, and Danika Polka. Economics honors-track majors August Bolinger and Justina Mascaro, respectively, received the Eberly College Dean’s Award and the Eberly College Best Presentation Award. The CHSS Dean’s Award went to Ryan Lichtenwalner, while Danika Polka received the CHSS Best Presentation Award. Additionally, Alexa Hershberger, who is pursuing dual baccalaureate study in economics and biology, won the Library Research Award along with her other co-authors.

03/29/2021

Congratulations to Economics alum Cameron Wilkins ('06) who was one of the recipients of IUP's Young Alumni Achievement Awards.

Six graduates of Indiana University of Pennsylvania were honored with the 2021 Young Alumni Achievement Awards. IUP graduates of less than 15 years are eligible for this award, created to recognize recent IUP graduates identified as being outstanding in their professions.

02/23/2021

The view from the Economics Library: Kopchick Hall construction progress.

02/12/2021

Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether or not you were a student at IUP back in February 2001 when Dr. Jozefowicz proposed to Dr. Brewer, you probably can attest that the Drs. J still love to share old stories and build relationships with each new generation of students. For a fun read, the Drs. J. were spotlighted recently in the IUP Annual Report to Donors:

Finding each other on IUP campus, Jim and Stephanie Brewer Jozefowicz, wanted to give back to the university they love.

02/04/2021

IUP Imagine Unlimited comprehensive fundraising campaign raised $81.36 million, shattering the $75 million goal set in April 2018. This has been the largest comprehensive campaign in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Thank you to all of our ECON alumni and friends who helped IUP meet the goal six months ahead of schedule! We are particularly grateful for your continued support of our departmental scholarships and other initiatives.

01/26/2021

Mrs. Dr. J and Abigail have been cheering on the start of the Spring 2021 semester, which has officially launched with all of ECON operating remotely for the first three weeks. Having climbed the remote delivery and Zoom learning curves during the fall semester, many students and faculty seemingly are feeling more settled into their routine. Among silver linings is getting to stay inside on snowy, blustery days!

11/03/2020

Economics alum Ryan Redilla (’19) is featured in the which appeared in Monday’s electronic issue of IUP Now.

Ryan Redilla works as a graduate assistant in the Journal Office of the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology, and is a second lieutenant and quartermaster platoon leader in the United States Ryan Army.Ryan responded to the question about how COVID-19 has impacted his education.

11/02/2020

A great story on Economics alumna Mileah Kromer ('03)....

The survey is highly respected in state politics and journalism circles.

10/26/2020

Dr. J. and Abigail had fun doing their annual dad-daughter pumpkin carving this weekend. Their interests “shine” through - from econometrics to a basic supply & demand graph to the high school marching band! Thanks to a multi-colored light, OLS really is BLUE!