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Economics Department News

Jan 03, 2012 :: Professor Kalina Manova Receives an Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs.

Kalin ManovaKalina Manova has received an Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs. Granted by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, the aim of this award is to build a community of the brightest young researchers in the area of global economic affairs. Previous recipients include Ed Miguel, Arnaud Costinot and Stephen Redding.


Nov 21, 2011 :: Professor Nicholas Bloom Elected as a Fellow to the Econometric Society.

Nicholas Bloom elected as a new Fellow to the Econometric Society.  For a full list of new members: http://www.econometricsociety.org/news1.asp?ref=91


Nov 07, 2011 :: Letter From the Department Chair, Jon Levin.

Dear Alumni,

I write to you as the new Chair of Stanford's Economics Department to update you on some of the exciting developments at the department.   Please take a moment to read the attached letter as well as the recently published article by Professors Nick Bloom and Aprajit Mahajan. 


Oct 10, 2011 :: Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Thomas Sargent on winning the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics!

 

Emeritus Professor and Senior Hoover Fellow Thomas Sargent won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics along with Christopher Sims, who is at Princeton. Tom Sargent is being recognized for his work on the cause-and effect relationship between the economy and policy instruments.

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2011/


Sep 30, 2011 :: Recent Ph.D. Graduates awarded the National Tax Association Dissertation Award.

Marika Cabral and Neale Mahoney have been selected by the National Tax Association as winners of the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation award.Their award will be presented at the 104th Annual Conference on Taxation where they will each deliver their dissertations.Marika Cabral is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and Neale Mahoney is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.


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