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Kudos to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson for being awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats”.

Congratulations to Martin and Heidi! They are two of the 46 new 2020 fellows elected to the Econometric Society, a learned society devoted to the advancement of economics by using mathematical and statistical methods.

Congratulations to Fuhito Kojima, who is the 2021 winner of the Nakahara Prize of the Japanese Economic Association, which is awarded each year to an exceptional economist under the age of 45.

A significant achievement, Paul! Well done!

Stanford economists, Matthew Gentzkow and Susan Athey, using GPS data to analyze people’s movements, found that in most U.S. metropolitan areas, people’s day-to-day experiences are less segregated than traditional measures would suggest.

Ran Abramitsky starts his new role on September 1, 2020 as Senior Associate Dean of the Social Sciences in the School of Humanities and Sciences.

Ran Abramitzky says suspending visas for international students will harm the country's economy. Ran Abramitzky - Impact of visa suspension for international students

Economist Nicholas Bloom discusses the societal impacts of a "work-from-home economy" and the challenges it poses. Nick Bloom - Work-from-home economy

Paul Milgrom has been elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association. The Distinguished Fellow awards recognize the lifetime research contributions of distinguished economists. Paul Milgrom, Distinguished Fellow 2020