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The Department of Economics strives to provide high-quality instruction and to conduct and disseminate innovative, policy-relevant research. Web: economics.nd.edu. Twitter/X: @nd_econ

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 15h
We are excited to welcome Nancy Qian (Northwestern) in a couple of weeks for our Dannelly Distinguished Visitor Lecture. The talk is titled: "Inglorious Nations: The Rise, Fall and Reinvention of Civilizations."
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Our graduate students signed a petition to have Ivana Cardamone experience authentic Italian food at Olive Garden. She follows in the footsteps of her big brother, Dario Cardamone (also a former PhD student), now an AP at Villanova. The first pics are new; the last is Dario years ago
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Moreau First-Year Seminar integrates academic rigor with personal growth, helping first-year students to study and practice living well. Last week, our department chair, Eric Sims, had the opportunity to take a picture with Fr. Dowd and his Moreau class in ND Stadium.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happening tomorrow: Combs Lecture with Ellen Hughes Cromwick, ND '77, "The Quest for Industrial Competitiveness: The American Auto Sector's Transition to Electric Vehicles." 7:00 pm, DeBart 155. Pizza will be served to guests starting at 6:30.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Here are some more photos from our first tailgate of the season.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In partnership with the Building Inclusive Growth Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social, we are proud to host an external development economics seminar series. The series kicks off today with Chris Udry @christopher-udry.bsky.social from Northwestern.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our colleague, Kasey Buckles, was honored with the College of Arts and Letters' Graduate Student Mentorship Award this afternoon. She offered insightful remarks on her approach to mentoring. Congratulations, Kasey! @artslettersnd.bsky.social al.nd.edu/about/colleg...
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We are excited to host Ellen Hughes-Cromwick (ND 1977, former chief economist at Ford and the US Department of Commerce) for a Combs Lecture on September 17. She will be discussing the auto sector's transition to EVs.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
We are thrilled to have 10 new PhD first-year PhD students in our program. Here are some photos from last week's welcome picnic for new and returning graduate students.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
First day of classes. Our graduate students had a welcome-back pizza party over the weekend.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our graduate students had a great time last night cheering on the South Bend Cubs at Four Winds Field.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We have updated our "Recent Faculty Publications Wall." This round, we are highlighting four recent publications from Dan Hungerman, David Phillips, and Jim Sullivan; Lauren Schechter; Cesar Sosa-Padilla; and Eric Sims.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We have completed a periodic update of our featured alumni wall. This go-round, we are highlighting four alums: Audrey Feldman, Spencer Koehl, Wei Qian, and George Youssef.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Congratulations to our graduate students who completed their PhDs and participated in @notredame.bsky.social commencement festivities this weekend.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
We had a wonderful time celebrating our graduating senior undergraduate majors yesterday at our recognition and awards ceremony. Here are some pics.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Yesterday, we had the opportunity to gather to celebrate the contributions of Mary Kate Batistich, an assistant research professor with. Mary Kate is moving this summer to be an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Yesterday, our department had the chance to get together to celebrate and toast our newly tenured colleague, Heitor Pellegrina. Here are some pictures.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Grad student bar crawl to celebrate the end of the academic year last night:
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We have updated our Recent Faculty Publications wall, this go-round featuring recent articles from Bill Evans, David Phillips @phillipsecon.bsky.social), and former grad student Tim Spilde; Christian Matthes @cmatthes.bsky.social; Jane Ryngaert; and Enrique Seira.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Congratulations to our colleague, Victoria Barone @vickybarone.bsky.social, who has been appointed a faculty research fellow with @nber.org
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Some photos from our spring Economics major picnic, held yesterday on a picture-perfect spring afternoon in South Bend.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Some photos from our undergraduate thesis poster session. Congrats to all our thesis writers and their faculty advisors.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Congratulations to our colleague Kasey Buckles, @kaseybuckles.bsky.social, the winner of this year's Graduate Student Mentorship Award in the College of Arts and Letters. Kasey will be honored and give a short speech at the May 7 College meeting. @notredame.bsky.social @artslettersnd.bsky.social
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
We had a great time hosting Abbie Wozniak last night for a lecture, "The Future(s) of Economics." Here are some pictures.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Happening tonight! The "Future(s) of Economics" with Dr. Abigail Wozniak from the Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute (@oiginstitute.bsky.social) at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We are very excited to host our former colleague, Abbie Wozniak, of the @oiginstitute.bsky.social, for a lecture, "The Future(s) of Economics," this Thursday at 6:00 pm. All are welcome!
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Victoria (Vicki) Consolvo, who just successfully defended her dissertation. Vicki will be headed to St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, as an assistant professor this summer. Pictured here with her committee and faculty+students.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Ge Sun, who successfully defended her dissertation today. Ge will be headed off to the University of Arkansas as an assistant professor later this summer.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Monjaras, who just successfully defended his dissertation. He will be joining Kennesaw State University this fall as a clinical assistant professor.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Some of our graduate students cheering on Notre Dame's women's basketball team in the NCAA Tournament.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
A few days late, but congratulations to Dr. Grace Ortuzar, who successfully defended her dissertation earlier this week. Grace will be headed to NYU Wagner @nyuwagner.bsky.social for a post-doc later this year.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Congratulations to now Dr. Haley Wilbert, @hwilbert.bsky.social, who successfully defended her dissertation this morning. Haley will be joining Texas Christian University, TCU, as an assistant professor this summer.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We were thrilled to host Joe Davis, chief economist at Vanguard, as part of our Combs Lecture series on Tuesday. Students and faculty heard about Joe's perspectives on AI, the labor market, and financial markets.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Congratulations to Alex Houtz, who just successfully defended his dissertation. Alex will be joining Hope College as an assistant professor this summer.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We are excited to host the latest installment of our Combs Distinguished Lecture Series next Tuesday, March 24. Students will hear from Joe Davis, of Vanguard, about AI and the future of the economy and investing.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Congratulations to Dario Cardamone, who successfully defended his dissertation today. Dario will be an assistant professor at Villanova University starting this fall. @villanovau.bsky.social Pictured here with his committee, his sister (a first-year PhD student here), and other students.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
In a diversion from otherwise productive activity, our graduate students evidently had some fun over the weekend decorating for Spring Break.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Our graduate students celebrating some placement success!
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
We have completed a periodic update of our "Recent Faculty Publications" wall. This cycle, we are highlighting four papers from Victoria Barone, Robert Johnson, Jeremy Majerovitz, and Heitor Pellegrina
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
A few of our colleagues checking out the now-famous St. Olaf's Ice Chapel on on North Quad. @notredame.bsky.social @kaseybuckles.bsky.social
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
We are proud to support our @artslettersnd.bsky.social students majoring in Economics who are participating in this year's Bengal Bouts:
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Notre Dame.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
We had a great time on Saturday at our annual Christmas party with faculty, staff, graduate students, and significant others. Photos below:
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
We have completed a semi-regular update of our "Featured Faculty Publications" wall, featuring recent publications from Kasey Buckles @kaseybuckles.bsky.social and grad student Haley Wilbert @hwilbert.bsky.social, Chris Cronin, Enrique Seira, and Cesar Sosa-Padilla.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Some of our graduate students at the Graduate Student Government Jingle Bell Ball.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
While some of our younger colleagues are out in California running a marathon, Eric Sims and Jim Sullivan just represented the department in the Saint Nick Six 6K run back home in South Bend.
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The department is decorated for Christmas
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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Tailgating
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