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Economics and Finance


I want to welcome you to the website of the Department of Economics and Finance at UTEP. The Department of Economics and Finance shares with the University and the AACSB Accredited College of Business Administration its fundamental mission to provide the highest quality undergraduate education to the citizens of El Paso and the West Texas region, to prepare them to function effectively in society and to contribute to the quality of life in this community and region. The border location of the University and the expertise developed by the faculty provide an environment that affords opportunities for students to become knowledgeable, among other things, in international economics, international finance, and international business.

In the case of the Master of Science in Economics, the border location of the University and College provides an environment that affords opportunities for students to become knowledgeable in economic matters within the context of a graduate school education comparable to that provided by other accredited institutions.

 

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Nancy Vigil
Administrative Assistant
Business Room 236
Phone: (915) 747-7779
E-mail: nvigil@utep.edu

Dr. John Gibson
MS Economics Coordinator
Business Room 226
Phone: (915)-747-5435
E-mail: jdgibson@utep.edu

Dr. Richard Posthuma
Director Ph.D. Program
Phone: (915) 747-8646
E-mail: rposthuma@utep.edu

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Fernanda Wagstaff, Ph.D., associate professor of management at the UTEP College of Business Administration, was part of a research team that claimed a 2021 Award for Responsible Research in Management, a prize co-sponsored by the Fellows of the Academy of Management and the Community for Responsible Research in Business and Management that recognizes research that addresses major world challenges with potential to lead to major societal impact.

UTEP College of Business Administration Professor Wins Award for Responsible Research in Management

Fernanda Wagstaff, Ph.D., a faculty member in The University of Texas at El Paso College of Business Administration, was part of a research team selected as a winner of the 2021 Award for Responsible Research in Management, a prize co-sponsored by the Fellows of the Academy of Management and the Community for Responsible Research in Business and Management awarded for research that addresses major world challenges with potential to lead to major societal impact.

Aspiring entrepreneurs, such as Lilian Rivera Gutiérrez, top, and Ana Laura Alarcon Gallegos, participated in the Spring 2021 Grand Pitch Competition hosted by The University of Texas at El Paso Blackstone LaunchPad and the Mike Loya Center for Innovation and Commerce. Rivera Gutiérrez and Alarcon Gallegos were part of a team along with Brenda Gianelly Perez Gonzalez that won the 'audience favorite' designation for their startup idea, Booklift – a subscription-based platform that allows college students affordable access to academic books without commercials through their smart devices. Photo: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications

UTEP Blackstone LaunchPad Grand Pitch Competition Highlights Student Startups

Aspiring entrepreneurs got down to business during the Spring 2021 Grand Pitch Competition hosted by The University of Texas at El Paso Blackstone LaunchPad and the Mike Loya Center for Innovation and Commerce, where they began to lay the groundwork for their startups while receiving one-on-one coaching from business leaders.

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The University of Texas at El Paso
Economics and Finance
Business Room 236
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79902

E: coba_advising@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-5245