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Tag: Economics

Babson Economics Team Earns Honorable Mention at Boston Regional College Fed Challenge  Babson College and a team of economics students earned an honorable mention at the regional finals of the 2025 Boston Regional College Fed Challenge competition at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
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November 11, 2025

Tagged Economics, Undergraduate, Faculty

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-03-25 17:30:17
The U.S. Capitol building with financial graphics overlaid.
What Makes an Economy Healthy? A Babson Professor Decodes the Top Indicators and What They Miss The stock market and job reports dominate headlines. Babson’s Associate Professor Joshua Stillwagon explains their impact on the economy.
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March 19, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Economics

Posted in Insights

2026-03-23 21:22:20
Shrinkflation has impacted many popular products in grocery stories nationwide. (Photo: Elena Berd-stock.adobe.com)
What Is Shrinkflation? Why Shoppers Are Getting Less for Their Dollar Babson Economics Professor Lidija Polutnik explains why brands shrink products while selling them for the same price., and why some products feel the squeeze more than others.
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November 26, 2024

Tagged Economics, Faculty

Posted in Insights

2026-03-23 21:23:22
Babson Team Advances to Semifinals of College Fed Challenge For the third time in the past six years, a team of Babson economics students surges at the prestigious competition, hosted by the Federal Reserve.
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October 30, 2024

Tagged Class of 2024, Class of 2025, Economics, Faculty, Undergraduate, Class of 2027

Posted in Babson Briefs

The Olympic rings stand outside a historic building in Paris
Is Hosting the Olympics Worth It? The Olympic Games shine a global spotlight and boost the civic pride of the cities that host them. Hosting, however, also comes with construction, congestion, and a hefty price tag.
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August 1, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Thought Leadership, Economics

Posted in Insights

2026-03-26 11:57:51
brief award
Economics Professors Honored with Case Centre Award Two Babson College economics professors, Lidija Polutnik and Megan Way, were honored with a prestigious Case Centre Award for their excellence in case writing.
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February 28, 2022

Tagged Research, Faculty, Economics

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-03-25 05:08:01