In December 2020, several months after graduating from IU with a degree from BEPP, Kirah Cahill began her Master of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. “I’ve always been artistic so after my time in the BEPP program, I wanted to do something more creative,” says Cahill, who received her master’s degree in May 2024…. Read more »
Alumni
Alumni Spotlight: James Snyder
James Snyder graduated from IU in 2022, having studied economic consulting and business analytics. While at IU, Snyder was involved in a number of activities, including participating in Greek life, playing on a volleyball team, and working as a campus tour guide. The cherry on top was auditioning for and securing a spot in the… Read more »
Faculty Spotlight: Michael Rauh
Michael Rauh will never forget when he first arrived on campus in 2005 to join the BEPP faculty. “The faculty had decided to protest en masse against the IU President [at the time]. Hundreds of professors met in the IU Auditorium to speak out against him,” says Rauh. “While this was going on, a tornado… Read more »
BEPP 2022 Letter from the Chair
Dear BEPP Community, I am thrilled to write to you again as a kick-off and welcome to our annual department newsletter and blog! 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… Read more »
New Faculty: Deepal Basak
Deepal Basak grew up in a small town called Malda in West Bengal, India. He attended St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and after graduation, he moved to Delhi to study Quantitative Economics at the Indian Statistical Institute. That was when he realized that he wanted to be a researcher and work on Game Theory, so he… 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 »
Alumni Spotlight: Maggie Harrison
It was the spring of 2020, and Maggie Harrison, a senior at IU, was living her dream in Orlando, Florida, participating in the Disney college program. She was in the middle of a shift when a guest informed her that the amusement park was shutting down because of the coronavirus. She assumed it had to… 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 »