Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ Professor of Distinction Keith Maskus has been named the U.S. Department of State chief economist. Maskus, who was the director of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s Program on International Development, is beginning the two-year appointment, based in the District of Columbia, this month.