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Amy Finkelstein John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Subsidizing Health Insurance for Low-Income Adults: What Does It Do and What Does That Mean?” Seminar: 5:00-6:30pm Reception: 6:30-7:15pm M104
Bob Hall was invited to give the 2017 Simpson Lecture at Princeton University this October. It is an annual lecture series at the Louis A. Simpson Center for the Study of Macroeconomics.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosts dozens of central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists from around the world at its annual economic policy symposium, August 24-26, 2017, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Pete Klenow presented "The
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce Professor Paul Milgrom as the recipient of the 2016-17 School of Humanities & Sciences Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching. This prestigious award recognizes Paul's many contributions to
The Economic Growth Center at Yale founded the Simon Kuznets Lecture Series in 1986. The series honors the late Simon Kuznets, who helped establish the Center in 1961 and received the Nobel Prize in economics in 1971. The series is dedicated to
One of the most prestigious AEA awards, the John Bates Clark Medal, has been awarded to Dave Donaldson. According to the AEA, Dave Donaldson is not only the most exciting economist in the area of empirical trade, but has also made several important
The Department congratulates Ilya Segal on his appointment to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Professor Segal was one of 6 distinguished economists award membership this year.
Seven faculty members from Stanford have been named 2017 Sloan Research Fellows. It is also of note, that four out of eight Sloan Research Fellows awarded in Economics for 2017, are current or former Stanford Economics affliates. The fellowships
It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of our colleague, mentor and friend. Ken Arrow passed away earlier today, February 21, 2017. For many of us, Ken was the embodiment of our field. We are reminded of his foundational influence on a
Fabricated stories favoring Donald Trump were shared a total of 30 million times, nearly quadruple the number of pro-Hillary Clinton shares leading up to the election, according to Stanford economist Matthew Gentzkow. Even so, he and his co-author