Dear BEPP Community, I am thrilled to write to you again as a kick-off to our eighth annual department newsletter! 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… Read more »
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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 »
JLLC Students Learn How BEPP Can Change Their Life and Career Trajectory
The Jellison Living Learning Center (JLLC) is a Kelley Living Center housed in the McNutt dormitory that’s open to first-year students. The goal is for these students to have access to an additional set of experiences that will promote their networking and professional development interactions. Often BEPP faculty will come to McNutt for faculty panels,… Read more »
BEPP Faculty in the News & Publications
Each year our faculty shine in various media outlets. They converse on an array of topics in Economics. Read more about how they got involved this year below. BEPP professor Boyoung Seo was interviewed on April 15th on Marijuana tax revenues. She stated that the “revenues in states like Colorado and Washington have fallen short… Read more »
New Faculty: Jennifer Rice
Raised on a farm and a self-proclaimed “farm kid,” Jennifer Rice, the youngest of eight children, showed pigs and cows in 4-H in North Manchester, Indiana. She received her undergraduate degree from Manchester College where she played golf and basketball. “I played in a basketball tournament in Beijing, China, on an Indiana high-school all-star team,”… Read more »
Faculty Spotlight: Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
Matthijs R. Wildenbeest joined IU in 2007, right after earning his Ph.D. in Economics from Erasmus University in the Netherlands. He’s currently teaching Business Econometrics in the undergraduate program and Predictive Analytics for Business Strategy in the online MBA program. In recent years, he’s also taught Predictive Analytics for Business Strategy in the residential MBA… Read more »