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UH-Manoa Economics Updates about the Department of Economics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa We've come a long way since then! and certificate programs.

In 1922, Dr. Romanzo Adams, one of the founders of the UH-Manoa Department of Sociology and Professor of Sociology and Economics, taught all of the economics courses and all of the sociology courses offered at the University of Hawaii! For the Fall 2014 semester, twenty-two faculty and lecturers are teaching over 40 courses for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Our 2014 publications feature articles in two of the most prestigious academics journals: Journal of Finance and Science magazine.

09/12/2026

The Department of Economics is happy to introduce our newest faculty member, Dr. Ornella Darova. Professor Darova received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and recently completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard Center for International Development. We are excited to welcome Professor Darova to the UHM and ECON ʻohana! 🌺

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Economics hosted the 8th Annual Hawaiʻi-Hitotsubashi-Keio (H2K) Worksho...
09/10/2026

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Economics hosted the 8th Annual Hawaiʻi-Hitotsubashi-Keio (H2K) Workshop on International Economics bringing together economists from universities in Hawaiʻi and Japan for two days of research presentations and scholarly exchange. Research presented during the workshop addressed a wide range of contemporary economic issues, including international trade, environmental policy, economic development, and global supply chains.

Now in its eighth year, the H2K Workshop continues to foster collaboration among economists across institutions and provide opportunities for researchers to exchange ideas on emerging issues in international economics.

This Fall, The Department of Economics is proud to welcome it’s newest cohort of graduate students to the ECON Ohana! T...
09/09/2026

This Fall, The Department of Economics is proud to welcome it’s newest cohort of graduate students to the ECON Ohana! This year’s First Year Cohorts includes 7 PhD students, 4 MA students, and 1 BA/MA student, each bringing new perspectives, experiences, and interests to our academic community. We’re excited to welcome them to UH Mānoa and look forward to all they will accomplish during their time with the Department of Economics 🌍

The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Department of Economics proudly welcomed the University’s newest cohort of Rainbow Wa...
08/26/2026

The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Department of Economics proudly welcomed the University’s newest cohort of Rainbow Warriors on Thursday, August 20th! As part of the Department’s “Economics and You” session, incoming students had the opportunity to meet Economics faculty, learn more about the department, and take part in a lively discussion about the many paths an economics education can offer.

We’re excited to welcome our newest students to campus and look forward to seeing all they accomplish this year. Go Bows! 🌈🤙

🌍 UHM Economics was well represented at the World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists in Carcavelos, Portu...
07/14/2026

🌍 UHM Economics was well represented at the World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists in Carcavelos, Portugal!

It was wonderful to see faculty, alumni, and current students reconnect at WCERE, the World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, a leading international conference for environmental and resource economics.

Pictured (from left): Nori Tarui and Michael Roberts with alumni Anna Lou Abatayo (PhD 2015, now at Wageningen University & Research), Imelda (PhD 2018, now at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Switzerland), and current PhD student Ethan Hartley.

✨ Mahalo nui loa to everyone who joined us for the Seminar Series on AI, Robots, Cybernetic Avatars, and the Economy!Ove...
10/08/2025

✨ Mahalo nui loa to everyone who joined us for the Seminar Series on AI, Robots, Cybernetic Avatars, and the Economy!

Over three days, we explored how rapid advances in AI and robotics are reshaping labor markets and society. Our distinguished speakers—Russell Wong (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond), Achyuta Adhvaryu (UC San Diego), Daniel Martin (UC Santa Barbara), and Daiji Kawaguchi (University of Tokyo)—shared cutting-edge research on technological unemployment, job search and AI, human responses to AI oversight, and the impacts of remote work on household roles.

Hosted by the Department of Economics, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Special thanks to the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST Moonshot Project) for their generous support! Thanks also to project members Tatsuma Wada (Keio University) and Rui Ota (Meiji University) for joining us!

This important conversation on AI, work, and the future of our economy will continue—and we look forward to building on the insights shared during this workshop. 🌐🤝

The Trustees of the Cliometric Society (www.cliometrics.org) have elected Professor Emeritus Sumner La Croix (UHERO and ...
06/24/2025

The Trustees of the Cliometric Society (www.cliometrics.org) have elected Professor Emeritus Sumner La Croix (UHERO and Dept. of Economics, University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa) as a Fellow of the Cliometrics Society. Fellows must have published contributions to economic history that are markedly original and have significantly advanced the frontiers of knowledge. La Croix's research focuses on the economic history of Hawai‘i and Australia, institutional change and property rights in the Asia-Pacific region, and climate change and electric vehicles. He is associate editor of Asia-Pacific Economic History Review and the President of the Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand. Sumner’s book, Hawai‘i: Eight Hundred Years of Political and Economic Change, was published by University of Chicago Press in 2019.

Congratulations to our 2025 spring commencement graduates! You did it! We honor you, your hard work and all of your achi...
05/19/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 spring commencement graduates! You did it!
We honor you, your hard work and all of your achievements!
(Professor Sang-Hyop Lee, Professor Theresa Greaney, Joonwoo Lee, Younghan Lee, HoSuk Choi, Professor Nori Tarui, Adib Rahman (L-R))

Congratulations to our 2025 spring commencement graduates! You did it! We honor you, your hard work and all of your achi...
05/19/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 spring commencement graduates! You did it!
We honor you, your hard work and all of your achievements!
(Matthew Jung, Chris Hamada, Elisabeth do Rosario Vicente, Ngoc "Tiffany" Le, Binierose Cacho, Wyatt McHale (L-R))

Congratulations to our 2025 spring commencement graduates! You did it! We honor you, your hard work and all of your achi...
05/19/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 spring commencement graduates! You did it!
We honor you, your hard work and all of your achievements!
(Wyatt McHale, Chris Hamada, Ngoc "Tiffany" Le, Elisabeth do Rosario Vicente, Binierose Cacho (L-R))

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