NM Research 2026
The 5th Annual New Mexico Economics Research Day
August 14th, 2026
1:00 - 3:30 PM
Economics Building (#57 on map)
Registration | Campus Map | Agenda
At the University of New Mexico Department of Economics, our faculty and graduate students engage in impactful research and outreach for the state and people of New Mexico.
Streetlights and Tradeoffs: Better Understanding Water Use and Values in the Middle Rio Grande Valley
Robert Berrens, Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico & John Fleck, Utton Center UNM SOL
Graduate student assistants: Stephania Alarcon Alcala, Samuel Asare
Cannabis Legalization and Commercial Driver Availability
Xiaoxue Li, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico
Sarah Stith, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico
Graduate student assistant: Jinyang Liu
Undergraduate student assistants: Izuru Hayama, Rodney Kennedy
Agricultural Water Users' Preferences for Water Conservation in the Middle Rio Grande Basin
Jingjing Wang, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico
Graduate student assistants: Jane Sawerengera, Sujaan Aryal
Undergraduate student assistants: Anna Cao, Jason Sanchez Hernandez
Pathway to Zero Natural Gas: Understanding the Transition from Natural Gas to Electric Appliances in LADPU Households
Yuting Yang, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico
Graduate student assistants: Jiaqing Zhao, Ahmed Amine Jawhari, Ben Cornelius
Undergraduate student assistant: Chloe Sullivan
2025 New Mexico Economics Research
2024 New Mexico Economics Research
2023 New Mexico Economics Research
2022 New Mexico Economics Research
Compilation of New Mexico-Centric Economics Research by UNM Faculty, 2012-2023
