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Economics Student Announcements
ECONOMICS STUDENT AWARDED FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP
PUBLISHED ON JUN 12, 2023 Undergraduate economics student, Kellin McGowan (Romance Languages & Literatures; Economics, 2023) Colombia, was recently...
November 22, 2023
Economics Student Announcements
UCHICAGO GRAD STUDENT, FRANCESCO RUGGIERI, HONORED FOR EXEMPLARY TEACHING
PUBLISHED ON MAY 31, 2023 Francesco Ruggieri Honored for Exemplary Teaching Prior to coming to UChicago, econometrics was among Francesco Ruggie...
November 22, 2023
KEN GRIFFIN, EX-GOOGLE CEO BACK UCHICAGO ACCELERATOR WITH LOFTY GOALS
PUBLISHED ON MAY 17, 2023 By John Pletz May 15, 2023 01:29 PM "Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Citadel founder Ken Griffin are backing a n...
November 22, 2023
ROBERT E. LUCAS JR., NOBEL LAUREATE AND PIONEERING ECONOMIST, 1937-2023
PUBLISHED ON MAY 16, 2023 University of Chicago scholar’s research on rational expectations transformed the field of macroeconomics Robert E. Lu...
November 22, 2023
Economics Faculty Announcements
IN MEMORIAM, ROBERT E. LUCAS, JR. (1937 - 2023)
PUBLISHED ON MAY 15, 2023 A Message from Department Chair, Robert Shimer, in remembrance of Robert E. Lucas, Jr. "Bob leaves behind a legacy of...
November 22, 2023
MICHAEL GREENSTONE TESTIFIES ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
PUBLISHED ON APR 26, 2023 Hearing convened by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget. On April 26, EPIC and Becker Friedman Institute Director ...
November 22, 2023
MAGNE MOGSTAD ELECTED TO AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES
PUBLISHED ON APR 19, 2023 Magne Mogstad, The Gary S. Becker Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College, is one of this year's new...
November 22, 2023
IS BIG TECH’S R&D SPENDING ACTUALLY HURTING INNOVATION IN THE U.S.?
PUBLISHED ON APR 14, 2023 Read this article highlighting Ufuk Akcigit's research in The Wall Street Journal. ...
November 22, 2023
Economics Announcements Faculty
ABOUT PROFESSOR UFUK AKCIGIT
Ufuk Akcigit is the Arnold C. Harberger Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. He is an elected Research Associate at the National Burea...
November 22, 2023
INTUIT LAUNCHES NEW QUICKBOOKS SMALL BUSINESS INDEX IN COLLABORATION WITH PROFESSOR UFUK AKCIGIT
PUBLISHED ON MAR 14, 2023 First Monthly Index Report Shows US Small Business Employment Drops 0.06% in February 2023 Compared to Previous Mont...
November 22, 2023