News
Jun 11, 2009 :: Professor John Taylor to give the inaugural Martin Feldstein Lecture at the NBER in Massachusetts.
On July 10th, 2009 John Taylor will give the first Martin Feldstein Lecture for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Massachusetts. The lecture will address an important question in applied economics, with an application to economic policy. The title is: "Empirically Evaluating Economic Policy in Real Time." This distinguished lectureship has been established to recognize Martin Feldstein's many contributions to the NBER.
Jun 04, 2009 :: December 7, 2009 ABRAMOVITZ LECTURE to be given by Joel Mokyr from Northwestern University.
Joel Mokyr, the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Economics and History from Northwestern, will give the Abramovitz Lecture on December 7, 2009. The Abramovitz Lecture Series was established in 2000 and is jointly sponsored by the Stanford Economics Department and SIEPR, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. The purpose of the lecture series is to honor the career and intellectual legacy of Moses Abramovitz.
May 18, 2009 :: 2009 Walter J. Gores Excellence in Teaching Award to Mark Tendall.
Mark Tendall, Lecturer in Economics and Associate Director of the Introductory Economics Center is a 2009 recipient of the Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Gores Award is the University’s highest award for excellence in teaching. The Walter J. Gores Award recognizes undergraduate and graduate teaching excellence. As the University's highest award for teaching, the Gores Award celebrates achievement in educational activities that include lecturing, tutoring, advising, and discussion leading.
May 04, 2009 :: American Economic Association elects John Pencavel as a Distinguished Fellow for 2009.
Professor John Pencavel has been elected as one of three Distinguished Fellows by the American Economic Association. The Association recognizes the lifetime research contributions of three distinguished economists annually by electing them Distinguished Fellows. John's research is in the field of Labor Economics. The Department congratulates John for this prestigious honor! http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA/disting_fellows.htm Apr 28, 2009 :: IRiSS, Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, awards Professors De Giorgi and Pistaferri a seed grant.
Giacomo De Giorgi and Luigi Pistaferri have been awarded a seed grant by IRiSS. Their research "Climate change: the effects of changes in uncertainty on consumption, savings and investment" was selected for its intellectual merit and the promise of innovation.
Apr 28, 2009 :: Professor Matthew Jackson elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The Department congratulates Matthew Jackson, the William D. Eberle Professor in Economics, as a newly elected fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Matt's research focuses on the dynamics and quantitative studies of human behavior, as well as social and economic networks, game theory and war and conflict. http://www.amacad.org/news/new2009.aspx
Feb 25, 2009 :: Sloan Research Fellowship awarded to Michele Tertilt.
Assistant Professor Michele Tertilt is one of three Stanford scholars awarded a two-year Sloan Research Fellowship. The Sloan Research Fellowships support the work of exceptional young researchers early in their academic careers. Michele's research focuses on family economics, consumer credit, growth and development, and demography. The Economics department congratulates Michele on the prestigious fellowship.
Jan 20, 2009 :: Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency awards Matthew Harding and co-author a major grant.
Matthew Harding and his co-author David Rapson of the University of California, Davis were awarded a major grant by the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency. Their project will examine how people make decisions about appliance purchases and the effect that these choices have on energy demand. It will use the latest econometric techniques to model this complex dynamic decision and provide policymakers with insights into the benefits of various market interventions.