1/7/20. Economics Professor Ken McLaughlin recently discussed his research on employment and federal minimum wage hikes at the American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meeting held January 3-5, 2020 at San Diego, California. Click here to watch the video. In his paper “Employment Effects of Three Rounds of Federal Minimum Wage Read more…
12/25/19. Several Hunter students recently attended The Economic Club of New York dinner, which was held on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. The keynote speaker was Mr. Laurence D. Fink, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, Inc.Hunter Student Diego Osorio said, “The Economic Club of New York meeting was great from Read more…
12/10/19. What are the four secrets of success? According to The New York Times Opinion Columnist Nicholas Kristof, secret #1 is to take a class in economics and statistics. Kristof explains that getting an education involves gaining a toolbelt, and economics and statistics offer helpful tools! To read the full Read more…
10/12/19. Economics Professor Devra Golbe currently serves on the board of the New York Independent Budget Office. We asked her to tell us about her experience on the Board. Q: What does the New York Independent Budget Office (IBO) do? A: The IBO’s role is to provide nonpartisan information about Read more…
10/12/19. Two Hunter Accounting students, Ms. Marlene Uraga and Ms. Ying Weng, have received $2,500 scholarships from the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) for “Excellence in Accounting”. Marlene is a senior accounting major and expects to graduate in Spring 2020. Marlene volunteers with the Food Bank of Read more…
10/2/19. Two Hunter economics professors, Monica Deza and Partha Deb, each have recent articles mentioned in the news. Professor Monica Deza’s article in the September 2019 issue of Journal of Health Economics documents that U.S. cities experiencing unusually high pollen counts also experience lower rates of reported violent crime. Looking Read more…
Economics majors are successful in a variety of careers! Below is a video from the American Economic Association highlighting the versatility of an econ degree.
8/1/19 The Department is excited to announce that four students have earned internships with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) for the Summer of 2019. Congratulations to our students: Alexia Cox (SEC Intern), Aidana Razhap (SEC Intern), Peiyi Yuan (FASB Intern), and Eric Read more…
8/27/19. We asked two Hunter Accounting students, Mr. Sebastian Siavichay and Ms. Sadia Shamim, to share their experience and advice about getting accounting internships. They answered questions from Professor Michelle Liu. Read below to see what they have to say! ML: Tell us a little bit about yourself.Sebastian: I am Read more…
8/17/19. We are saddened to announce that Professor Marjorie Honig, long time chair of the Economics and Accounting Department at Hunter College, passed away on August 15, 2019. Professor Honig earned a BA from Chatham College, an MIA from the School of International Affairs at Columbia, and a PhD from Read more…