Economics & Business Administration and Management

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Economics is the study of the process through which individuals and societies solve a particular human problem. It is the discussion of, and research into, how to ensure that limited resources are put to their most efficient use.

Amy Henderson

- Associate Professor of Economics

abhenderson@smcm.edu

(240) 895-2256

Kent Hall 205

Velasco Completes Summer Institute at Georgetown University

August 15, 2023

Nadia Velasco ’25 participated in the Political Science Predoctoral Summer Institute hosted by Georgetown University on June 12-16, 2023. The competitive program offers training for students considering a PhD in political science or closely related field. Participating students meet with other… Find Out More

Professor of Business Silvio Borrero Participates on ICFES Board

March 29, 2023

Inaugural William Seale Professor of Business Silvio Borrero participated in the Colombian Institute of Education Evaluation (ICFES) board of directors meeting on March 15. Borrero has been a member of the ICFES board of directors since 2017, when he was appointed by Colombia’s President Juan… Find Out More

Professor Kaisen's paper featured at 18th annual Product and Service Innovation Conference

December 20, 2022

Visiting assistant professor of economics Joshua Kaisen's paper, “When Believing is a Stretch: Prosocial Goal Communication in Reward-based Crowdfunding," will close out the 18th annual Product and Service Innovation Conference in Park City, Utah hosted by the University of Utah. The talk will be… Find Out More

Professor Dowla to Give Invited Talk on Green Microfinance at London School of Economics

November 8, 2022

Asif Dowla, Professor of Economics and Landers Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts, will participate in a panel discussion on Green Microfinance at the London School of Economics (LSE) on November 9. The event is organized by the Financial Inclusion Society of the LSE Student Union. Together with… Find Out More

Assistant Professor Kaisen Published in Top Economics Field Journal

September 29, 2022

Assistant Professor of Economics Josh Kaisen has published a research article called "An Example of Negative Wage Elasticity for YouTube Content Creators" in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
This paper validates the income-targeting model of labor supply using an exogenous source… Find Out More

Student Team Wins National Essay Competition

June 15, 2022

Five students from St. Mary’s College of Maryland comprised the winning team of the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) 2022 iOme Challenge national student essay competition. The student team of Mary Claire Basso-Luca ’23, Jazlyn Benitez ’23, Peter Fortescue ’22, Rachael Freeman ’24… Find Out More

Assistant Professor Deerfield Published in Highly Ranked Economics Journal

May 9, 2022

Assistant Professor of Economics Amanda Deerfield has published a research article in the Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice journal called “Entrepreneurship and Regulatory Voids: The Case of Ridesharing.”

Drawing on public choice theory, Deerfield and co-author Niklas Elert, of the Research… Find Out More

Assistant Professor of Economics Linden McBride Published in the journal Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy

July 21, 2021

Assistant Professor of Economics Linden McBride pictured

Assistant Professor of Economics Linden McBride is lead author of the paper “Predicting Poverty and Malnutrition for Targeting, Mapping, Monitoring, and Early Warning” recently published in the journal Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy.

Increasingly plentiful data and powerful predictive… Find Out More

Ongan Has Six New Publications

February 24, 2021

Serdar Ongan, visiting professor of economics at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, has six new publications in 2021:

“Monetary Policy Uncertainties and Demand for Money for Japan: Nonlinear ARDL Approach” in the Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 26(1), 1-12 (SSCI);

“How Do Various Health… Find Out More

Professor Donald Stabile a Guest Speaker at Notre Dame Just Wage Forum 2021

February 2, 2021

Donald Stabile, professor of economics and professor of the college at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and a leading expert on the history and economics of the living wage, is a guest speaker at the Notre Dame Just Wage Forum 2021 on Friday, February 12, beginning at 1 p.m. Notre Dame Just Wage… Find Out More

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