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PBS News Hour talked to Al Roth about how one altruistic kidney donor can initiate a long chain of kidney transplants that helps many patients. See details on the "Market Design" blog
With the Department of Economics' new STEM designation, international students in Economics are now eligible for the 24-month STEM OPT extension which allows them more time for job transitions and career consideration. See more details on The
As a recipient of the 15th Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Fuhito Kojima is recognized as a young researcher who has the potential to become a leader in scientific research in Japan. See details of the 2018 JSPS Prize recipients
Matthew Gentzkow's study, one of the first of its kind and published less than two months before the 2018 midterm elections, examines the effectiveness of Facebook's efforts in controlling the spread of fake news. See article "Study suggests Facebook
In Diminishing Returns at Work: The Consequences of Long Working Hour, John Pencavel provides an overview of how the length of working hours evolved from the 19th century to today and how the number of working hours affect work performance and other
John Shoven's co-authored National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, " The Power of Working Longer," looks at the positive effect of working longer has on retirement income. See article at "Thinking About Retirement? Consider Working a
Tim Breshanan, along with Ariel Pakes and Rob Porter, has won the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award. This award was given to them in recognition for opening up the field of empirical industrial organization. BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award
The Economics Department congratulates Paul Milgrom and David Kreps and Robert Wilson from the Graduate School of Business on receiving the prestigious John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science. The National Academy of Sciences presents this
The Economics Department is proud to congratulate Muriel Niederle as a 2017 Fellow of the Econometric Society. 2017 Newly Elected Fellows
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group-Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Prize will be awarded to Paul Milgrom in February 2018. The prize recognizes originality and innovation in the use of mathematical, statistical or computational methods