In February 2020, BEPP and the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs hosted its annual Bonser lecture series. Its namesake, Charles Bonser, is a well-known academic and influential across both departments at IU. Andrew Butters, who helped organize this year’s lecture, says that the series creates an opportunity to bring in well-established thought… Read more »
Students
Alumni Spotlight
In 2020, Laura Swedo graduated from the Kelley School of Business with a BEPP degree, having majored in economic consulting and co-majored in business analytics. “I was always interested in economics, and the business economics courses were my favorite, along with econometrics and managerial economics,” says Swedo. In one of her business analytics classes, they… Read more »
Faculty Spotlight: Francesco Marchionne
The first time Francesco Marchionne came to Bloomington, he was introduced to Indiana’s fickle Midwestern weather. It was Feb 28, 2014, and temperatures were pleasant and warm. The following day, however, it started snowing and didn’t stop for three days. Being Italian, the stark temperature changes were a definite shock—especially when the cold snap lasted… Read more »
Managerial Economics Revamped to Better Serve MBA Students
The Kelley Direct (KD) G596 Managerial Economics was recently revamped by Steven and Ellie Kreft to become an integrated Core in the MBA program that also includes Organizational Behavior and Business Law. The philosophy behind the overhaul was to make integration impactful for students rather than surface-level. Since MBAs already have a lot of experience… Read more »
Faculty Spotlight: Rick Harbaugh
Rick Harbaugh is an economist, as is his wife…and brother…and two sisters-in-law…and one brother-in-law. “Perhaps gene therapy can save the next generation,” jokes Harbaugh, who joined IU’s staff in 2004 after teaching at Yale School of Management and Claremont McKenna College. His wife got a job as a professor in Kelley’s finance department; the following… Read more »
New Faculty: Eric McDermott
Eric McDermott grew up in eastern Iowa. As an undergraduate, he attended the University of Iowa and majored in mathematics and education while competing on the cross country and track & field teams. It was his high school running coach who gave him his best piece of life advice, which he still practices to this… Read more »
Letter from the Chair
Dear BEPP Community, The BEPP department consists of high-caliber economists working within a top business school. As such, our primary purpose is to bring the rigor and critical thinking inherent in economic modeling and econometric analysis to important business and policy questions and challenges. Recognizing our role, we want to highlight how BEPP faculty, students… Read more »