Department of
Economics

The alchemy of finance and the economic obstacles to lowering emissions

From Wall Street to climate policy, CSU economics faculty explore inequality, power, and the challenges of tackling climate change.

Winter 2024/Spring 2025

Bringing the Liberal Arts to Management Consulting

Smith’s double major in geography and economics helped him get accepted to the London School of Economics, a leading program in the world. He’s now a consultant at KPMG.

Winter 2023

Voice and Sustainability

Ed and Jo Barbier examine what democratic societies can do to give a greater “voice” to underrepresented groups and safeguard the well-being of people and the planet.

Spring 2023

CSU economist wants to change how you see economics and the people who study it

Alex Bernasek wants to change the perception of economics from a science of numbers to a science of people. She studies gender and economics as it relates to inequality, such as the wage gap and the motherhood penalty, and works to bring more women to the fore in the discipline. 

Winter 2022

Making sense of messy data sets to help Routt County economics

Joanna Mosley participates in the Economics undergraduate research internship program with faculty mentor Stephan Weiler to add information about small business in Steamboat Springs to an economic dashboard for rural Colorado counties. 

Spring 2022

Making Economics more Feminist: Spotlight on Ph.D. Candidate Sarah Small

Economics Ph.D. candidate Sarah Small was attracted to CSU’s unique coursework in feminist economics and political economy. After six years in the program, Small has thrived in policy-focused research and has enjoyed teaching economics to underrepresented students, making economics more accessible.

Winter 2021

Navigating Border Economies

The border cities of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico – both big industrial hubs – exist specifically because the border exists, characterized by a tension that fuels economic activity. Professor Anita Pena and PhD student Adam Walke explore the complexities of interconnected economies and the economics of immigration, which is inevitably about people.