Department of Economics News

The Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute hosts its 7th annual alumni conference online July 9 and 10.

Mentorship and research at the University of Minnesota helped economics senior Margaret Xiao win a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and open doors to grad school.

UMN Economics Professor Christopher Phelan nominated as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, continuing Minnesota's federal policy legacy.

Simon Mongey, University of Minnesota Economics affiliated faculty, awarded the biennial 2026 Frisch Medal for groundbreaking labor market research.

Explore fall classes that dive into storytelling, identity, media, and more. These courses offer new ways to understand the world and your place in it.

Chris Sims, Nobel laureate and one of Minnesota's legendary "Four Horsemen" who transformed macroeconomics, passed away last weekend.

CLA students Fatima Aden and Izaan Rana have been elected as the University of Minnesota Undergraduate Student Government's new president and vice-president.

Nine economics students turned complex questions about ESG ratings, AI, board diversity and equity premiums into prize-winning research. Meet the fall winners.

Remembering John Roberts (1945–2026), pioneering economist and Minnesota Ph.D. alumnus whose work transformed the study of organizations and incentives.

Department of Economics December 2025 Newsletter