Economics graduate student Josh R. Stillwagon has won UNH's best master's paper award. His paper was written under the supervision of Professors Michael Goldberg and Jose Noguera. Stillwagon's Master's Thesis on identifying the shortcomings of contemporary foreign exchange market models delighted his nominators, who found it "showed a deep knowledge" of many complex subject areas.

The Economics Department sponsors a weekly seminar series in which UNH faculty, visiting faculty and advanced graduate students present original research papers and receive feedback. Graduate students are key participants in the seminar, earning credits during their first three years in the program for attending presentations, reviewing papers and eventually presenting their own work.