Student Trips

Institute founders Dan Kautz and Woody Uible pictured with Professors Debashis Pal and Asawari Deshmukh and students on a 2019 study-abroad program in India.
The Kautz-Uible Economics Institute supports multiple educational trips each year for undergraduate and graduate students.
Undergraduate
Each spring, undergraduate students travel to a center of economic activity, such as New York City, Chicago, or Washington, D. C., and visit headquarters of major corporations and international organizations as well as federal reserves and stock exchanges. All members of the Economics Society are eligible to participate, and all expenses are paid for by the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute.
Each winter, students participate in a study-abroad program in India. A substantial portion of the expenses are paid for by the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute. Learn more about this program by visiting the students' blog.

MS Applied Economics students Cassandra Gibbs, Elliot Maynard, and Albwin Wagner-Schmitzer pictured during a 2019 study-abroad program in Norway.
Graduate
Each summer, graduate students travel to Norway to participate in the Graduate Summer School at the Norwegian School of Economics. The students learn about environmental and resource economics and visit major Norwegian corporations. The Kautz-Uible Economics Institute pays for a substantial portion of the expenses. Learn more about additional study-abroad opportunities.
Undergraduate & Graduate
Each spring, undergraduate and graduate students participate in the National Association of Business Economists (NABE) annual conference in Washington, D.C. All travel expenses are paid for by the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute.