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IN MEMORIAM, ROBERT E. LUCAS, JR. (1937 - 2023)
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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...

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 ...

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...
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.
ABOUT PROFESSOR UFUK AKCIGIT
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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...