Economics

Economics Students Honored with Fall 2025 Outstanding Awards 

Published: | 2:41 pm | Posted in: News, Students

Four undergraduate students in Florida State University’s Department of Economics — Ibraheem Saqib Ellahi, Gavin Locke, Jack Frable and Mariana Hernandez — received Fall 2025 scholarships in recognition of outstanding achievement in core and upper-division economics coursework.  The Department of Economics has several merit-based scholarship opportunities for undergraduates. The Reva Daniels Metzinger Scholarship is awarded to two people per semester. The William […]

FSU Researcher Provides New Insight Into Economic Outcomes of the U.S. Space Race

Published: | 3:55 pm | Posted in: News, Research That Works

A Florida State University economics professor’s latest research offers a new perspective on the long-held belief that the space race of the 1950s and 60s served as a primary engine for broad American economic growth. Shawn Kantor, Ph.D., FSU L. Charles Hilton Jr. Distinguished Professor of Economic Prosperity and Individual Opportunity, and co-author Alexander Whalley, […]

FSU’s MAEP Joins National Association for Business Economics Partner Program, Expands Student Opportunity

Published: | 3:04 pm | Posted in: News, Students

The Master’s of Science in Applied Economics program (MAEP) in the Department of Economics at Florida State University has joined the prestigious National Association for Business Economics (NABE), granting students the opportunity to earn their graduate degree along with the Certified Business Economist (CBE) professional certification.

COSSPP Hosts Mark and Marianne Barnebey Leadership Lecture Featuring Jean Accius

Published: | 1:38 pm | Posted in: Alumni News, News

The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy hosted a Mark and Marianne Barnebey Leadership Lecture with Jean Accius, Ph.D., on Friday, November 14. The event was followed by a reception at 3 p.m. The talk, “Forged by Fire, Strengthened by Purpose: Why Collaboration Is the New Currency,” with Dr. Accius, provided students and community […]

FSU Claude Pepper Center, AARP Florida Unite Caregivers, Leaders Through Inaugural Florida Caregiving Summit

Published: | 1:08 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works, Students

More than 4.4 million adults in Florida are family caregivers  who primarily provide unpaid and unsupported care to older parents, spouses and other relatives. As Florida’s population ages, with one in five residents expected to be 65 or older by 2030, caregivers and families continue to need access to essential resources and information for support more than […]