Congratulations to Matt Oliver on his appointment as an associate editor at Southern Economic Journal!

Georgia Tech has released new data dashboards showcasing the impact of its growing partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratories

Alumni Profile: Anthony Harding, who earned his Ph.D. in 2020, focuses on the impact of innovative technology on climate change policy and governance. He's now an assistant professor of public policy at Georgia Tech

This year's Distinguished Teaching Award for tenured or tenure-track faculty was presented to Cici McNamara. Her work earned her a place on the Class of 1934 CIOS Honor Roll in the spring of 2024. She has been an outstanding instructor and mentor during her time at Georgia Tech

Serving as President-elect of the IARIW (International Association for Review of Income and Wealth), Shatakshee Dhongde led a talk at IARIW's conference in Tokyo, Japan. The conference, hosted by Hitotsubashi University, brought together experts on economic measurement

Congratulations to Jack Elliott for winning the Academic Excellence Award for Graduating Seniors. With a 4.0 GPA, Jack participated in the Soccer, Community, Innovation, and Politics VIP and was a leader. He also took part in a 7-week study abroad in Spain and Portugal

Congratulations to Taylor Witte on winning the IAC Outstanding Student Leadership Award! With a 4.0 GPA, Taylor is a Stamps Presidential Scholar, an IAC ambassador, and a Shadow Day Alumni Coordinator. Her goal? "Becoming a force of positive change in our ever-evolving world."

Laura Taylor hosted energy policy experts Sanya Carley, Arik Levinson, and David Rapson for a panel challenging us to think carefully about tradeoffs and unintended consequences as we seek to achieve our national energy transition while supporting economic growth and wellbeing

Congratulations to Callahan Pace for winning the Academic Excellence Award for Graduating Seniors. Cal has a 4.0 GPA, is part of the Honors Program, and has served on the Econ Club in an executive board role for more than two years. Cal is a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE)

The 5th annual Southeast Exchange of Development Studies (SEEDS) Conference brought together social scientists from a variety of fields, including economics, international affairs, political science, public policy, and sociology.

Congratulations to DAA recipient John Wylder, ECON 1973, a member of the group called “the originals,” the first class awarded Economics degrees. Now retired, he had a long career with SunTrust Banks, Hewlett-Packard, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Microsoft.

Congratulations to Bhairavi Chhiba for winning the IAC Progress and Service Award. Bhairavi has made impactful contributions to the development of the SOE community during her Federal Reserve Bank internship. She also served as President of the Economics Honor Society

RT @JayHyunEcon: Having a fantastic time in Banff, Alberta, attending RMET 2025 - one of my favourite trade conferences. We had a wonderful….

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics Shatakshee Dhongde took a moment to celebrate our IAC scholars at our annual Scholars Luncheon

Haizheng Li presented the paper coauthored with his former students, “Education Human Capital,” at the Eighth World KLEMS Conference in Tokyo, Japan. The paper has received a revise-and-resubmit (R&R) decision from Applied Economics

RT @PovResearch_SD: The 5th annual SEEDS conference on #globaldevelopment took place @GeorgiaTech. 60+ participants from 25+ univ. discusse….

PhD Candidate Ryan Ellis accepted a tenure track position in the Econ department at Seton Hall University. Congratulations, Ryan!

Commencement Profile: Megan Dachner - “I enjoyed the Global Enterprise course, where I learned how economics intersects with international business. I’m excited to apply this knowledge in my new role as a Transfer Pricing Tax Consultant at Deloitte!”

"There’s this idea that consumers are willing to pay higher prices for American goods," says Professor Tibor Besedes. "There’s no evidence of that ever taking place." Besedes talks "Trump's Tariffs" with @WIRED.

Commencement Profile: Arni Parikh - "A highlight of my academic journey was the Economic Forecasting and Modelling course, which deepened my passion for economics as a whole. I’m excited to step into the corporate world and apply what I’ve learned." #GT25