Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics

The Griffin Gift: "Our goal is to be the best department in the world"

How UChicago is using Kenneth C. Griffin's enormous gift as "an opportunity...to change the world"
Akcigit Receives 2019 Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award

UChicago Griffin economist’s innovative research honored with €1.5 million prize; Akcigit will study Germany’s east-west divide by turning a new lens on data.
Nobel Laureates Bring UChicago-Style Debate to New Economic Policy Series

Lars Peter Hansen, James Heckman welcome scholars for ‘deeper understanding’ of issues
Heckman Receives Prestigious Friendship Award from China

Nobel Laureate James J. Heckman, the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, has received the Friendship Award from the Chinese government.
UChicago Fed Challenge Team Wins Regionals

UChicago Fed Challenge team wins Regional Fed Challenge Competition; advances to the National Fed Competition in Washington, DC on Nov. 22nd.
UChicago and UCEMA Create Joint Initiative for Latin American Experimental Economics

The main objective of the Initiative is to design field experiments to offer new perspectives in economic research for Latin American countries.

The Griffin Gift: "Our goal is to be the best department in the world"

How UChicago is using Kenneth C. Griffin's enormous gift as "an opportunity...to change the world"
Akcigit Receives 2019 Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award

UChicago Griffin economist’s innovative research honored with €1.5 million prize; Akcigit will study Germany’s east-west divide by turning a new lens on data.
Nobel Laureates Bring UChicago-Style Debate to New Economic Policy Series

Lars Peter Hansen, James Heckman welcome scholars for ‘deeper understanding’ of issues
Heckman Receives Prestigious Friendship Award from China

Nobel Laureate James J. Heckman, the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, has received the Friendship Award from the Chinese government.
UChicago Fed Challenge Team Wins Regionals

UChicago Fed Challenge team wins Regional Fed Challenge Competition; advances to the National Fed Competition in Washington, DC on Nov. 22nd.
UChicago and UCEMA Create Joint Initiative for Latin American Experimental Economics

The main objective of the Initiative is to design field experiments to offer new perspectives in economic research for Latin American countries.

Economics Spotlight

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The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics congratulates our 2019 Economics PhD Graduates! Klakow Akepanidtaworn • Triwit Ariathugun • Michael Barrett • Meru Bhanot • Gregory Buchak • Nicolas Castro Cienfuegos • Jose Cuesta Rodriguez • Chiara Fratto • Lloyd Han • Lancelot Henry de Frahan • Alejandro Hoyos Suarez • Adam Jorring • Paymon Khorrami • Jun Hyung Kim • Michael Kirker • Jan Kozak • Jonathan Loudis • David Malison • Mohsen Mirtaher • Noemi Nocera • Krisztina Orban • Yinan Su • Muhammed Alp Tuncay • Winnie van Dijk • Willem van Vliet • Yike Wang • Yiyao Wang • Patrick Ward • Karen Ye

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