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Stokey Elected 2017 AEA Distinguished Fellow

The American Economic Association has elected Nancy L. Stokey as a 2017 AEA Distinguished Fellow.
Prof. John List Receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Ottawa

Department Chair John A. List, the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa.
Congratulations to our 2017 Economics PhD Graduates!

(Front row, l-r): Mathieu Cloutier, Prof. John List, Prof. Brent Hickman, Prof. Steve Davis. (Back row, l-r) Brenda Samaniego de la Parra, James Marrone, Claudia Macaluso, Munseob Lee, Nuno Paixao, Karl Schurter, John Eric Humphries, Simcha Barkai, Yunzhi Hu, Elisa Giannone, Danxia Xie, Mary Jialin Li, Chanont Banternghansa, Fabrice Tourre. Not shown: BongGeun Choi, Daniel Hedblom, Heung Jin Kwon, Juan Ospina, Luis Simon, Mariel Schwartz, Chen Yeh.
Voena Awarded 2017 Carlo Alberto Medal

The Department of Economics congratulates Alessandra Voena, recipient of the 2017 Carlo Alberto Medal. The Medal is presented every two years to a young Italian economist under the age of 40 for his or her ourstanding research contributions to the field of economics.
Heckman Elected 2017 AEA Distinguished Fellow

the American Economic Association has elected James J. Heckman as a 2017 AEA Distinguished Fellow.
Mogstad: 2017 IZA Young Labor Economist Award

The Department of Economics congratulates Magne Mogstad, the Gary S. Becker Professor in Economics and the College, on receiving the 2017 IZA Young Labor Economist Award. The IZA bestows this honor once every two years to an aspiring labor market researcher below age 45 to support and stimulate top research. According to IZA Network Director Daniel S.

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(Front row, l-r): Mathieu Cloutier, Prof. John List, Prof. Brent Hickman, Prof. Steve Davis. (Back row, l-r) Brenda Samaniego de la Parra, James Marrone, Claudia Macaluso, Munseob Lee, Nuno Paixao, Karl Schurter, John Eric Humphries, Simcha Barkai, Yunzhi Hu, Elisa Giannone, Danxia Xie, Mary Jialin Li, Chanont Banternghansa, Fabrice Tourre. Not shown: Gabriela Antonie, BongGeun Choi, Daniel Hedblom, Heung Jin Kwon, Juan Ospina, Luis Simon, Mariel Schwartz, Chen Yeh.

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