UW Economists Awarded Fellowships for COVID-19 Research

The University of Wyoming College of Business has awarded McMurry Summer Research Fellowships to economists Linda Thunström and David Finnoff, in recognition of their outstanding research in the COVID-19 health crisis.

“Honoring the McMurry family’s incredible investment in the college’s pursuit of excellence, we were excited to launch the McMurry Summer Research Fellows program to support and acknowledge our top faculty in generating nationally recognized research,” says College of Business Dean David Sprott. “We are proud of being able to steward this incredible resource that has had such a significant impact in Wyoming and beyond.”

The McMurry Summer Research Fellows program supports the top research faculty in the UW College of Business. The fellowships include summer salary and research support. The McMurry Summer Research Fellows align with the College of Business strategic plan as well as the university’s goal to support and increase quality research productivity.

Recently, Thunström and Finnoff have been recognized for their extraordinary COVID-19-related research. The publication of “The Benefits and Costs of Using Social Distancing to Flatten the Curve for COVID-19” appeared in the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis and has received widespread attention in national and international media outlets.

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