University Distinguished Professor of Economics Ed Barbier and Associate Professor of Economics Jo Burgess recently published their first co-authored textbook, intended to invite students with little or no knowledge of economics to explore the field of environmental economics. The book uses extensive case studies to introduce concepts including sustainable development and the inextricable relationship between the natural world and the global economy.
Elissa Braunstein, professor of economics and associate dean for research in CSU’s College of Liberal Arts, contributed to a policy brief launched by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization during the G20 Women’s Empowerment Working Group Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, in late October.
The honor celebrates the REDI co-founder’s nearly three decades of commitment to fostering collaboration, advancing economic education, and transforming academic research into tangible solutions that have positively impacted communities across Colorado.
University Distinguished Professor of Economics Ed Barbier is one of six scientists worldwide to have been short-listed for the 2025 Nature Awards for Standing Up For Science – The John Maddox Prize.
Over the past 30 years, wildfires in Colorado have increased in both frequency and size, especially in the past decade, according to a recent report from Colorado State University’s Regional Economic Development Institute.
Over the past 30 years, wildfires in Colorado have increased in both frequency and size. especially in the past decade, according to a recent report from Colorado State University’s Regional Economic Development Institute.
Assistant professor of Economics Zachary Schaller studies labor unions in the US. In early 2024, Schaller received a $50,000 grant from the Russell Sage Foundation, the first grant ever awarded to a CLA faculty member from this prestigious national funder and only the second for CSU overall.
University Distinguished Professor of Economics Ed Barbier joined colleagues from around the world in San Francisco this week as a panelist at the 2024 Nobel Sustainability Summit cohosted by the Nobel Sustainability Trust and the University of California, Berkeley.
The burden of supporting asylum-seekers with food and housing often falls to cities, creating severe budget crunches. But Denver is piloting a new approach designed to integrate immigrants into the workforce faster.
