L&S News  Tag: Economics

Doug Hamaker has been working in Madison’s restaurant scene for 13 years. His latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Comfort Fuel, merges health and comfort for a fast-casual dining experience.

L&S alum Andrew Griffin used his interest in foraging to open an urban farm in Madison while also educating community members on sustainable food practices.

Assistant professor Job Boerma from the Department of Economics is part of a team of researchers that put a price tag on the cost of mental illness to the U.S. economy.

Associate Professor of Economics Karam Kang zooms in on what works and what doesn’t in municipal governance.

The Department of Economics briefly had a future Nobel Prize winner on its faculty.

Economics alum Dana M. Peterson MS’02 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Luminary Award. The Luminary Award, in its inaugural year, recognizes alumni who serve as aspirational examples for others through their accomplishments in the areas of leadership, discovery, progress, and service.

African American Studies and Economics alum Alexander Gee ’85 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Luminary Award. The Luminary Award, in its inaugural year, recognizes alumni who serve as aspirational examples for others through their accomplishments in the areas of leadership, discovery, progress, and service.

Professor of Economics Menzie Chinn studies that slipperiest of subjects: Inflation.

UW–Madison employs over 2,100 teaching assistants (TAs) across its 200-plus undergraduate major and certificate programs. Whether teaching in lecture halls, classrooms, and labs on campus or leading learning opportunities in the wider community, their work is vital to fulfilling the university’s educational mission and the Wisconsin Idea.