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Commencement Rain Can’t Wash Away New Graduates’ Pride and Joy
Read More: Commencement Rain Can’t Wash Away New Graduates’ Pride and JoyAfter years of hard work, furious late-night coding, and smooth data presentations, this year’s graduates of the UMD MS in Applied Economics program received their degree. These graduates proudly walked in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences commencement ceremony, with faculty and staff cheering them on. Graduates pictured from left to right: Saketan Anand,…
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Private Guest Lecture for M.S. Students from AI & E-Commerce Expert
Read More: Private Guest Lecture for M.S. Students from AI & E-Commerce ExpertIn a special guest lecture just for M.S. students, Dr. Ginger Jin presented her recent NBER Working Paper, Does Generative AI Crowd Out Human Creators? Evidence from Pixiv. Dr. Jin is currently the Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park. She served as the Director of the FTC Bureau of…
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Winter Networking for Students and Alumni
Read More: Winter Networking for Students and AlumniThis year, our employer and alumni panel and networking event included just-graduated alumni all the way to alumni with more than a decade of work experience. Annually, the program holds this panel and reception, which is partly informational for the students, partly networking, and partly a good excuse to get together and break bread. This…
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‘Political Pressure on the Fed’: Guest Seminar with UMD’s Esteemed Faculty
Read More: ‘Political Pressure on the Fed’: Guest Seminar with UMD’s Esteemed FacultyOn Thursday, December 11th, University of Maryland professor Thomas Drechsel gave a guest presentation in our program’s Washington, DC location. Dr. Drechsel presented his paper, “Political Pressure on the Fed,” which has recently been accepted for publication in The Review of Economic Studies. The research uses data on personal interactions between U.S. Presidents and Federal Reserve officials…
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World Famous Economist Featured at UMD ECON Seminar
Read More: World Famous Economist Featured at UMD ECON SeminarMaster’s degree students are a part of UMD’s top-20 ranked Economics Department, which hosts seminars with world-renowned scholars and researchers. This month, Rachel Glennerster – President of the Center for Global Development and former Chief Economist at the UK FCDO – addressed the department at a time when aid budgets are under increasing pressure globally.…
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From Master’s Student to Senior Economic Researcher
Read More: From Master’s Student to Senior Economic ResearcherThomas started the DC program where he finished in 15 months, even while working full time. He wrote an economics blog while doing his coursework and taking advantage of the networking opportunities like the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) conference. Here’s a little bit more of this alumni profile: “Thomas enrolled in our MS…
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May ’25 Grad Lands Myriad Research Opportunities
Read More: May ’25 Grad Lands Myriad Research OpportunitiesEesha started the MS in Applied Economics at UMD with research experience already under her belt, and since then she has only added to her expertise. The newest alumni profile starts this way: “Eesha enrolled in the fall of 2023 after having earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Madras in 2022.…
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Welcome to Our Newest Student Cohort in Applied Economics!
Read More: Welcome to Our Newest Student Cohort in Applied Economics!Our newest College Park, downtown Washington DC, and online cohorts for the M.S. in Applied Economics successfully started this month! New students are settling in and veteran second-years are filling out their informal advisor roles. Each program has an orientation specific to the location with faculty, staff, and TAs for new cohorts. Above is a…
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May 2025 Grad Returns Home to Germany with a Masters & a New Economics Job
Read More: May 2025 Grad Returns Home to Germany with a Masters & a New Economics JobMarie started her undergraduate studies in economics and business administration and knew she wanted to continue on the economics path. The newest alumni profile begins this way: “Marie began our program in the spring of 2024, after having earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from Goethe University in Frankfurt. Marie had interned…
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Building Policy Skills Through Applied Economics: New Alumni Profile
Read More: Building Policy Skills Through Applied Economics: New Alumni ProfileDuring her time in the program, graduate Aliza Khan leveraged her developing economics skillsets at her FCC research assistant job — and was promoted into an economist position. Newest alumni profile here: “Aliza graduated CUNY Brooklyn College with a degree in Political Science & Economics. After working for organizations such as the UN Department of…
