Events and Outreach
2024
- August 22 - October 31, 2024: Economics of the 2024 Presidential Election
- February 27, 2024: Insights on Learning During and After the Pandemic
- November 28, 2023: The Long-Term Impacts of Medicaid
2023
- June 20 - 21, 2023: MSU Applied Economics Summer Conference (Sponsor)
- February 21, 2023: The Labor Market During and After the Pandemic
2022
- December 9, 2022: Doing Economics Research
- November 17, 2022: College Costs & Student Debt
- June 21-22, 2022: MSU Applied Economics Summer Conference (Sponsor)
- March 23, 2022: Economics Perspectives on the Minimum Wage
- February 10, 2022: Work Requirements & The Social Safety Net
- January 26, 2022: Worker Shortages in the COVID Era
2021
- November 18, 2021: Tax Credits in Montana
- May 19, 2021: The Future of U.S. Agricultural Trade Policy: Implications for Montana Agriculture
- April 12, 2021: Local and State Resiliency to a Changing Climate
- April 7, 2021: Price Transparency and Discovery in Live Cattle Markets: Is There a Role for Regulation?
- March 31, 2021: The Impacts of Charter Schools: Evidence from the U.S., and Lessons for MT
- March 15, 2021: The Economics of Workers’ Compensation Insurance
- January 21, 2021: The Economics of Unemployment Insurance
- January 12, 2021: Health Insurance Access: Lessons and Priorities for the Next Decade
2020
- Dec. 15, 2020: The Economics of Paid Family Leave
- July 17, 2020: Economic Perspectives on LGBTQ+ Policy
- Feb. 7, 2020: The Past, Present and Future of the U.S. Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry
2019
- July 23, 2019: Current & Emerging Issues in Career and Technical Education
- May 16, 2019: Current & Emerging Issues for Regulating Crop Protection Technologies
2018
- June 25, 2018: Economic Perspectives on Reproductive Health Policies
- Sept. 8, 2017: Research Methods in Applied Economic Analysis
- August 2017: Indigenous Economic Development Workshop
Seminars
- March 11, 2020 "Groundwater Subsidies to Salmonid Streams: A Decade of Collaborative Science and Outcomes in Alaska," a seminar by IRAEA visiting scholar Dr. Mark Rains of the University of Florida.
- Feb. 19, 2020 "How Does Portfolio Finance Theory Apply to Ecological Spatial and Temporal Dynamics?" a seminar by IRAEA Research Grantee Dr. Bill Kleindl.
- November 8, 2019: "Toward Blackfeet Food Sovereignty: Sustainability through Indigenous Applied Research Partnerships," a seminar by Kristen Ruppel, associate professor of Native American Studies.
- October 25, 2019: Dan Hartley, senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will present "The Long-run Effects of the 1930s HOLC 'Redlining' Maps on Children and Neighborhoods."
- September 20, 2019: Seminar by Robert Fairlie "Isolating the 'Tech' from EdTech: Experimental Evidence on Computer Assisted Learning"
- Feb. 15, 2019: "Following the Market? Hedonic Valuation Using Sales Prices Versus Self-Reported Values," a seminar presented by short-term visiting scholar, Daniel Bigelow.
- Feb. 25, 2019: "Do government and legal barriers impede entrepreneurship in the U.S.? An exploratory study of perceived vs. actual barriers," a seminar presented by Agnieszka Kwapisz, Research Grantee.
Annual Conferences
- Evidence and Education Linking Research, Policy, and Practice to Enhance K-12 Education, April 12, 2019
- Healthcare Policy Conference, April 6, 2018
- Poverty and Policy Conference, April 7, 2017
Annual Distinguished Lectures
- Christina Romer, Sept. 17, 2020: Fiscal Policy and the Pandemic: Unprecedented Action and Missed Opportunities
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Daron Acemoglu, Oct. 14,2019: Automation, AI and the Future Work
- Sir Angus Deaton, Aug. 28, 2018: Deaths of Despair
Other Events
- June 25, 2019: Health Care Hype and Making Sense of it All
- July 10, 2019: Breaking the Poverty Cycle: The Role of the Safety Net
- September 17, 2019: IRAEA Undergraduate Research Scholars Luncheon
- Sunday, Sept. 23: Wendy Stock, professor of economics and co-director of MSU’s Initiative for Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, appared on Montana AgLive http://www.montanapbs.org/programs/MontanaAgLive/ to discuss labor issues affecting Montana and share insights on Montana’s current economy.