Announcements & News
Professor Mihai Manea appointed as Economic Theory Fellow
Congratulations to Professor Mihai Manea, who was recently appointed as Economic Theory Fellow by the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory, joining professors Dubey (2014) and Tauman (2023) in this honor.
Welcome Newest Faculty Member, Assistant Professor Jonathan Becker!
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Jonathan Becker will be joining the department as an Assistant Professor beginning in Fall 2025. Professor Becker will receive his Ph.D. in Economics from New York University. His research interests primarily lie in macroeconomics, with a focus on inequality and firm dynamics. He has also worked on topics in information theory and spatial economics. We look forward to welcoming him to the Seawolf family.
Welcome Newest Faculty Member, Assistant Professor Lorenz Ekerdt!
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Lorenz Ekerdt will be joining the department as an Assistant Professor beginning in Fall 2025. Professor Ekerdt earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester and currently serves as an economist at the Center for Economic Studies at the U.S. Census Bureau. His research is focused on macroeconomics, economic growth, and labor economics. We look forward to welcoming him to the Seawolf family.
In Memoriam: Dr. William Dawes
Our esteemed colleague and Emeritus Associate Professor of Economics, William S. Dawes (Bill) passed away on May 1st, 2023. Bill was a faculty member in our department from 1969 until 2016 when he retired. He then held a Toll Professorship for three years. To our community, he was a colleague, a mentor, a teacher, and a friend.
In November of 2010 an Excellence Fund was set up with his name by his alumni, The
William Dawes Fund for Excellence. The proceeds of this fund are distributed to our
departmental yearly awards for teaching and research excellence by our graduate students.
His wife Alice asks that in-lieu of flowers, donations to the Fund that bears his
name be made.
To read more about Professor Dawes' legacy, click HERE
A link to the fund can be found HERE
Our PhD and MA In Economics Has Received STEM Designation
PhD and MA students may now have the opportunity to receive more than one year of OPT. Graduate students should contact VIS for more information.
Department Spotlight
Check out a short article by Professor Benitez-Silva about environmental economics!
Professor Benitez-Silva discusses a wide range of issues in the frontier of enviormental
economics. For a full link to "Sustainable and green economics as key to building sustainable communities" click HERE!
Two Economics majors awarded the State Chancellor's Award
Congratulations to Sarah Hassan and Christina Reed, Economics majors and winners of the State Chancellor's Award. We are very proud
of them! To read more about the State Chancellor's Award, click HERE!
Nuzhat Nasim Named Recipient of THF's 2023 Scott Weiss Scholarship!
Congratulations to Nuzhat Nasim, a junior economics major and minor in AMS, who was recently named recipient of the 2023 Scott Weiss Scholarship from the T. Howard Foundation (THF).
The Scott Weiss Scholarship provides THF alumni with financial assistance for their academic and career pursuits as they prepare for careers in the media, entertainment, and tech industries.
Undergrad Het Joshi Wins SUNY Long Island Pitch Fest!
Congratulations to Het Joshi, a second-year economics major with a minor in theatre
arts, who received the first-place prize at this year’s SUNY Long Island Pitch Fest, a competition for aspiring student innovators from SBU, Farmingdale State College
and SUNY Old Westbury to present business ideas to a panel of industry leaders.
Click HERE to read more!
Economics Graduate Students at Welcome Reception!
Photo credit: Alyssa Tuthill
Great day welcoming our incoming graduate students into the program:
Featuring Mengxiao Fang, Gabriella DiTraglia, Kuhyun Kwon, Yinxue Lu, Tongfang Tian,
Zheshi Li, and Siqi Wang!
Photo credit: Lynette Sieger-Kamimura
Student Spotlights:
Click HERE to read about our Undergraduate & Graduate student spotlights!
Outreach
Alumni Spotlight
Jason Sockin ('13)
Jason is an Assistant Professor in The ILR School at Cornell University, whose research
centers on better understanding how the Internet and technology have fundamentally
altered the ways in which workers and firms interact in today's labor market. He has
worked as a researcher at the IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, U.S. Treasury, Penn
Wharton Budget Model, Glassdoor, The Congressional Budget Office, The White House's
Council of Economic Advisers under the Obama Administration, and The Federal Reserve
Board of Governors. He obtained his Bachelor's from The Honors College at Stony Brook
University and his PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Upcoming Events:
To learn more about our graduate program and upcoming events, sign up HERE!
SBU Economics Faculty and Graduate students Attend American Economic Association Annual Meeting 2023!
Read more about it HERE!
Join us for our Seminar Series!
Each semester, the Department of Economics invites economists, researchers and scholars to participate in our seminar series.
Go HERE for more information.
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