Department of Economics
S&T researchers listed as most prolific authors for their topics in Scopus
Fourteen researchers associated with Missouri S&T are listed as the most prolific contributors in their topics from 2019 to 2023 in Scopus — a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database and website, scopus.com, maintained by the Elsevier publishing company.
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Curators approve master’s degree program in economics and innovation at S&T
The University of Missouri Board of Curators unanimously voted today (Nov. 20) to approve a new master’s degree program at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Graduates of this program will earn a master’s of science degree in economics and innovation, or MEI. It is designed to address the need for a technically trained workforce […]
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19 S&T faculty members receive tenure, promotions
Nineteen faculty members at Missouri S&T received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:
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Missouri S&T receives NSF funding for 4th annual critical minerals workshop
Missouri S&T has been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to host the fourth annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals workshop, which will be Wednesday, Aug. 7, and Thursday, Aug. 8.
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Missouri S&T faculty collaborate to teach value-driven engineering design
Two components critical to innovation that are often taught and practiced separately were recently integrated in an introductory engineering design course that’s required for all first-year engineering and computer science students at Missouri S&T. The third week of the course was taught by economics faculty, who introduced value-driven engineering design and economic integration.
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S&T welcomes new faculty
Missouri S&T welcomed more than 30 new faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes artificial intelligence, astrodynamics, energy economics, energy storage, flood prediction, military history, quantum physics and wearable wireless sensors. The new faculty are:
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Missouri S&T hosts national discussion on critical minerals crisis
For over 150 years, Missouri S&T has been a leader in the field of mineral recovery, and that continued to be the case last week when the university hosted the third annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals national workshop.
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S&T to host forum April 18 on Silicon Valley Bank collapse
What causes bank failures and what can universities do to help prevent them in the future? Focusing on the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, those are among the questions that will be addressed during “The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse – Integrated Learning and Economic Resiliency,” a forum at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in the Missouri Room of the Havener Center on the S&T campus in Rolla.
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The rise of renewable energy means utility companies must change business models
With the rise of individual households producing surplus power via solar panels and selling energy back to power companies, the profitability of electric companies could drop and lead to acquisitions and mergers. The electric industry has also seen changes in renewable energy integration and regulatory changes that could lead to shrinking profits and firm consolidations.
Read More »Melody Lo named Steinmeyer Memorial Endowed Chair of Economics for the Kummer College at S&T
Dr. Melody Lo, a professor of economics at Arkansas State University, has been named the inaugural John and Ruth Steinmeyer Memorial Endowed Chair of Economics for the Kummer College at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She will assume the role of chair in the fall 2022 semester. Lo succeeds Dr. Michael Davis, who has […]
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