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The Department of Economics provides majors with more flexibility in their pathways to a degree. The department is also offering certificates in four areas of focus: business economics, data science, environmental economics, and finance.

Arun Chandrasekhar received the Infosys Prize 2024 in Economics for his research on the impacts of networks on economic interactions in developing economies. The Infosys Science Foundation awards the annual Infosys Prize to accomplished researchers

Adrien Bilal is one of four recipients of the 2024 Excellence Awards in Global Economic Affairs from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

Matthew Jackson explains the flaws of the global supply chain and what could be done.

A record 59 Stanford students and alumni athletes competed in the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Stanford Economics was represented by three Olympians and produced one medal: Ben Hallock '20 (USA Men's Water Polo, bronze medal) Alberto Mestre '21

Advanced Lecturers Christopher Makler received the 2024 Economics Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, and Scott McKeon received the 2023-2024 Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching Award.

The University of Zurich awarded B. Douglas Bernheim an honorary doctorate. Bernheim gave a public lecture for the special occasion.

Muriel Niederle was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024 for the excellence of her work in behavioral and experimental economics.

Neale Mahoney will begin his term as SIEPR's director on January 1, 2025.

Nicholas Bloom is serving as American Economic Association's co-vice president with Ebonya Washington, a professor of economics and international and public affairs at Columbia University, in 2024.