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  • Ph.D. Job Market

    Meet our 2024-2025 Ph.D. Job Market Candidates

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    MAEP Career Day

    The Master’s in Applied Economics program hosts a Career Day each fall and spring as part of the Professional Development Course. Career Day consists of a networking lunch, mock interviews, a panel discussion, and a reception.

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  • FSU Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Lecture Series

    The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Lecture Series Announces Fall 2024 Speakers

    The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Program will host four speakers in Fall 2024 for the PPE Lecture Series. The PPE Lecture Series allows faculty and students to hear about pressing issues from leading academics with an interdisciplinary approach. This Fall 2024 series is a collaboration between the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Institute for Governance and Civics.

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  • Faculty Achievement - R. Mark Isaac, Ph.D.. Dr Isaac was awarded the Economic Science Association's Distinguished Service Award.

    Distinguished Professor of Economics Mark Isaac Wins ESA Distinguished Service Award

    John and Hallie Quinn Eminent Scholar Mark Isaac, Ph.D., was awarded the inaugural Distinguished Service Award from the Economic Science Association (ESA) at their World Meeting on June 20, 2024.

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  • John Hamman Appointed Chair of the Department of Economics

    John Hamman Appointed Chair of the Department of Economics

    Associate Professor and Bernard Sliger Scholar of Economics John Hamman, Ph.D., was named the new Chair of the Department of Economics on May 10, 2024. He takes over the position from Joe Calhoun, Ph.D., who served as Chair for four years.

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  • FSU Department of Economics Welcomes New Rod and Hope Brim Eminent Scholar Chair

    FSU Department of Economics Welcomes New Rod and Hope Brim Eminent Scholar Chair

    Florida State University’s Department of Economics welcomed Anthony Kwasnica, Ph.D., to the faculty this semester as the new Rod and Hope Brim Eminent Scholar Chair.

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  • DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics Honored with Distinguished Scholar Award

    DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics Honored with Distinguished Scholar Award

    Florida State University’s DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics Randall Holcombe, Ph.D., was awarded the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) at the 48th annual APEE conference on April 8, 2024.

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The Department of Economics is the largest department in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy. We have 32 full time faculty and an active research program. At the undergraduate level, we offer an economics major, economics minor, as well as several specialized studies programs. At the graduate level, we offer both an MS program and a PhD program. Our MS program has a strong applied focus and is designed to be completed in twelve months. Our PhD program is arguably the most comprehensive in the State of Florida and has graduated over 250 doctoral students since 1967.

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Research Spotlight

In this video, we spotlight the research of Dr. Matthew Gentry.

He uses the Research Computing Center to run Monte Carlo simulations, studying bidding behavior for contracts.

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Gift from FSU alumnus to have transformational impact on College of Arts and Sciences, College of Social Sciences and Public Policy

Gift from FSU Alumnus to Have Transformational Impact on College of Arts and Sciences, College of Social Sciences and Public Policy

November 4, 2024

Two-time alumnus Granville L. Larimore honored Florida State University through a $9.5 million estate gift this fall. The gift has the potential to enhance student success and research opportunities across 30 departments and more than 200 programs of study. …

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President of U.N. General Assembly Ponders Climate, Human Rights, and Energy Resources in FSU Visit

October 9, 2024

His Excellency Dennis Francis, President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 78th Session, visited Florida State University this week to engage with students, learn about the university’s groundbreaking research, and lecture about some of the world’s most pressing issues.   …

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From top left: Table setting of the 50th gala before guests arrive. Hongtao Yi and his wife posing. Mark and Marianne Barnebey posing. A view of the room before the gala began.

COSSPP Celebrates its First 50 Years in Tallahassee, FL

October 4, 2024

Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) celebrated its first 50 years of excellence with alumni and friends in Tallahassee, FL, on September 13, 2024. …

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