Associate Professor of Economics Amrita Dhar commented on Virginia’s unemployment rate for WRIC and WJHL in an article titled “Virginia’s unemployment rate is up, economist says more information needed as to why.” In the piece, Dhar said “Is it a permanent move or a temporary? That is something we have to keep an eye for. […]
Associate Professor of Economics Amrita Dhar attended the National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE) Spring Conference 2025 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, where she connected with fellow economic education leaders, shared best practices, and explored innovative strategies to enhance economics and financial literacy in K-12 education. As the Director of the UMW Center […]
This October Associate Professor of Economics Amrita Dhar, and students Jarad Ponce and Peter Lermo, traveled to Dallas, Texas. They attended the 17th Annual Economic Scholars Program Conference for Undergraduate Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.Economics major Jarad Ponce presented “The Sidewalk Effect: A study on the demand for homes in Fredericksburg, VA.” […]
The Southern Economic Association had their 93rd annual conference this year in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Southern Economic Association is a global professional organization that wants to help further the education of scholars and the public. The three-day conference allows for a multitude of topics to be explained and discussed. UMW’s Economics program was showcased […]
On October 21st, a group of eight students from the Economics department, Dillon Durocher, Tara Fitzgerald, Paige Harrington, Matthew McGlynn, Jason Mueller, Dana Smith, Peter Smith, and Shane Stutton with Dr. Amrita Dhar, Associate Professor of Economics at UMW, attended the 16th Annual Economics Scholars Program Conference for Undergraduate Research at the Dallas Federal Reserve […]
