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UChicago Announces $125Million Gift to Support Economic Scholarship

The Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund intends to make the second-largest gift in the history of the University of Chicago, supporting the Department of Economics in expanding its leadership in education and research with wide-ranging public impact, while increasing financial support for students. The $125 million gift, which will bring Griffin’s total giving in support of UChicago Economics to nearly $150 million, will help advance the department’s efforts to impact the world through economic inquiry and analysis.
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JPE to Publish Gary Becker's “A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility”

New work from the late Nobel laureate helps explain the persistence of inequality, and why it can be so hard for lower-income families to move into the upper ranks of wealth.
Uhlig Appointed Ritzenthaler Chair

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Professor Harald Uhlig has been appointed the inaugural Bruce Allen and Barbara Ritzenthaler Chair in Economics at the University of Chicago.
2018 Undergraduate Award Winners

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics congratulates our 2018 winners of the David S. Hu Awards in Economics.
Alvarez Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics congratulates Fernando Alvarez on his election to the AAAS.

Congratulations to Our 2018 Ph.D. Economics Graduates

[Details]
UChicago Announces $125Million Gift to Support Economic Scholarship

The Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund intends to make the second-largest gift in the history of the University of Chicago, supporting the Department of Economics in expanding its leadership in education and research with wide-ranging public impact, while increasing financial support for students. The $125 million gift, which will bring Griffin’s total giving in support of UChicago Economics to nearly $150 million, will help advance the department’s efforts to impact the world through economic inquiry and analysis.
UChicago Griffin Women in Economics

Spotlight Feature
JPE to Publish Gary Becker's “A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility”

New work from the late Nobel laureate helps explain the persistence of inequality, and why it can be so hard for lower-income families to move into the upper ranks of wealth.
Uhlig Appointed Ritzenthaler Chair

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Professor Harald Uhlig has been appointed the inaugural Bruce Allen and Barbara Ritzenthaler Chair in Economics at the University of Chicago.
2018 Undergraduate Award Winners

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics congratulates our 2018 winners of the David S. Hu Awards in Economics.
Alvarez Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics congratulates Fernando Alvarez on his election to the AAAS.

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