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Meet the Professors: Get to know new faculty in the Economics Department
Interview with Professor Anand Butler Professor Anand Butler arrived at Trinity in Fall 2025. He currently teaches ECON 101 Basic Economic Principles, ECON 205 Discrimination, Inequality, and Policy in Markets, and ...
New Course Offerings
The Economics Department is pleased to announce the following new courses for Academic Year 2026-2027. For the latest information on offerings, meeting times, and locations, please visit https://internet3.trincoll.edu/ptools/CourseListing.aspx Fall 2026 Econ 251: ...
Grace M. Denious Named President’s Fellow for Economics
Every year, each department selects one senior with an exemplary academic record to receive the President’s Fellow prize. This year, the Economics Department selected Grace Denious, a senior from Wilton, ...
Senior Thesis Abstract Presentations
The Economics Department held its Preliminary Senior Thesis Abstract Presentations on November 19 in the Reese Room at Smith House, with Professor Carol Clark leading the senior thesis program and ...
Four New Faculty Join the Economics Department
The Economics Department is pleased to welcome four new colleagues: Armando Álvarez, Anand Butler, Randy Cragun, and Valeria Jiménez. Armando Álvarez joins as a Visiting Lecturer in Economics. He is a ...
Trinity Faculty Organize and Present at the Workshop “Alternative Macroeconomic Theories: Developing Countries and Turkey”
Professors Hasan Cömert and Betül Mutlugün co-organized the workshop titled “Alternative Macroeconomic Theories: Developing Countries and Turkey”, which took place at Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara on July ...
Economics Department Celebrates the Class of 2025
The Economics Department gathered to celebrate the graduating seniors at the annual Senior Dinner, held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Pond House in Elizabeth Park, West Hartford. Faculty, staff, ...
Economics Senior Thesis Presentations & Reception
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the Department of Economics hosted the annual Senior Thesis Presentations in the Reese Room, Smith House. The program was organized and introduced by Professor Carol ...
Shocks to the System: Professor Hasan Cömert talks….
Professor of Economics Hasan Cömert talks about his new grant from the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Read more here: https://www.trincoll.edu/news/shocks-to-the-system/ ...
