Recent News

Current News and Events

• School of Economics Debuts Podcast

  

  November 26, 2018

  The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Economics has launched a podcast series entitled ‘The Economics Of.’ Hosted by economics advisor Tony Gallego and School of Literature, Media, and Communication graduate Laura Grace Sears, the podcast is a platform for exploring the cutting-edge research of the School’s students and professors. 

• School of Economics Ph.D. Candidates Present Research at Annual Policy Conference

  

  November 16, 2018

  On November 8-10, School of Economics Ph.D. candidates Christopher Blackburn and Anthony Harding presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management’s 40th annual Fall Research Conference in Washington D.C.

• Dr. Danny Hughes Named a Georgia Power Professor of Excellence

  

  October 8, 2018

  Dr. Danny Hughes, Professor of Economics at Georgia Tech, was named a Georgia Power Professor of Excellence on September 29, 2018.

• Medicare Patients Receiving Annual Wellness Visits More Likely to Undergo Key Preventive Health Services

  

  September 21, 2018

• Belton Spends Summer Teaching at Korea University

  

  September 20, 2018

  Willie Belton, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, has been invited for the past eight years to spend his summer teaching at Korea University's International Summer Campus.

• Dhongde Participates in Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference

  

  September 20, 2018

  Shatakshee Dhongde, Associate Professor at the School of Economics, was invited to present her research at the Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference.

• 10th Annual Diversity Symposium Features Ivan Allen College Students and Faculty

  

  September 19, 2018

  Faculty and students from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts had a strong presence at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s 10th Annual Diversity Symposium, which was held on Wednesday, September 5th. Events at the symposium explored both the progress made and the challenges that remain in the interrelated areas of academics, health and well-being, and student and community life.

• Three Ivan Allen College Students to Lead Georgia Tech Student Government Associations

  

  August 23, 2018

  Former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. is considered one of the city’s most visionary leaders so perhaps it is no surprise that the college that bears his name, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, has a rich tradition of student leadership.

• Besedes Presents Research in Denmark and Switzerland

  

  August 17, 2018

  This summer Tibor Besedes, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs, traveled to Denmark and Switzerland where he presented four papers.

• Danny Hughes of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute to Establish Health Economics and Analytics Lab

  

  August 13, 2018

  The Georgia Institute of Technology and the American College of Radiology’s Neiman Institute announced a new five-year, $3 million research partnership to establish the Health Economics and Analytics Lab (HEAL) within Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. HEAL will focus on applying big data analytics and artificial intelligence to large-scale medical claims databases — with a focus on medical imaging — to better understand how evolving health care delivery and payment models affect patients and providers.

• Matt Oliver Accepts Invitation to Serve as Member of the Strategic Energy Institute’s Faculty Advisory Council

  

  August 10, 2018

  Dr. Matt Oliver has accepted an invitation from the Strategic Energy Institute’s to serve as a member of the Faculty Advisory Council.

• School of Economics Faculty and Students Have a Big Presence at World Congress of Environmental Economists

  

  August 10, 2018

  School of Economics Chair Laura Taylor, Ph.D. student Christopher Blackburn along with Adjunct Associate Professor Dr. Juan Moreno-Cruz represented Georgia Tech at the 6th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE) in Gothenburg, Swed

• Ahmed Presents Research in Mannheim, Germany

  

  August 3, 2018

  On July 3, School of Economics Ph.D. student Mishal Ahmed presented a paper at the 20th Summer Workshop for Young Economists at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, Germany.

• Hampton Presents at National Conference

  

  August 2, 2018

  On July 25, School of Economics Recruitment and Retention Advisor Casey Hampton presented at the Ruffalo-Noel Levitz National Conference

• Christine Ries Interviewed by Georgia Public Broadcasting

  

  July 5, 2018

• Ivan Allen Researchers to Collaborate on Energy Project in India

  

  June 28, 2018

  Usha Nair-Reichert from the School of Economics and Anjali Thomas Bohlken from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs will study consumer attitudes towards energy-sector initiiatives in India. The research is part of a Center for Strategic and International Studies initiative and is funded by the Georgia Institute of Technology's Strategic Energy Institute.

• Ivan Allen College Dean’s Offices Relocated to Savant Building

  

  June 20, 2018

  The Office of the Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts has relocated to the newly renovated first floor of the Savant Building at 631 Cherry Street, Atlanta, 30332. The dean’s office previously was located in the Habersham Building at 781 Marietta Street.

• Blackburn Presents Research at Columbia University

  

  June 18, 2018

  On May 17, School of Economics Ph.D. student Christopher Blackburn presented a paper at the Northeast Workshop on Energy Policy and Environmental Economics at Columbia University.