Economics and Management

Author: jowen

  • Yue Yin and Zach May presented at the Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium

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    Congratulations to Yue Yin and Zach May for their participation in the Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium Saturday, April 26th at Saint Mary’s (Winona). Yue was also an award recipient. Special thanks to Professor Kristina Terkun-Castro for all of her work organizing our students and participating as a judge as well. Details are in the release…

  • Eric Butorac ’03 Skypes with Sports Economics students

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      Professional tennis player Eric Butorac ’03 spoke with Professor Owen’s Economics of Sports class on Wednesday via Skype. Eric currently serves as the Vice-President of the Player Council for the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP). Eric, along with Player Council President Roger Federer, has been heavily involved in the ATP’s push to increase…

  • Congratulations to Sheng Yang

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    At the Honors Day Convocation last Saturday, Sheng Yang was awarded the 2013 Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence. This is a college-wide award determined solely by students. Sheng is in only his second year at Gustavus, and he has already had a huge impact heading up our finance curriculum. On behalf of the E/M…

  • Vikings Stadium Plan Is Not a Good Deal for Minnesotans

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    The proposed Vikings stadium has come back from the brink thanks to a timely visit by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The proposal has now made it through committees in both the House and Senate and will come up for floor votes. There is a realistic chance that the bill will pass, which is bad news for…