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Economics Masters student Ethan Tremblay’s research on the cooperation dynamics of cooperative purchasing in food buying clubs uses an agent based modeling approach to understand the importance of factors like group size, reciprocity, and cumulative experience of cooperation among members. … Continue reading →

This week in Maine green is returning to the land, buds are growing, people are outside, and spring is in the air. It is a happy (if crazy) time of year. This year, I also have another reason to celebrate … Continue reading →

Sandra Goff earned a PhD in Ecology and Environmental Sciences with a specialization in Evolutionary and Behavioral Economics from the University of Maine on Saturday.  Sandra’s research focuses on the intersection of environmental behavior, moral sentiments, and monetary mechanisms for … Continue reading →

Ethan Tremblay, a double major in economics and journalism, graduated with highest honors on Saturday.  His honors thesis measured the influence of organizational context on experimental measures of cooperation in the food sector.  Tremblay compared a food coop with a traditional … Continue reading →