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Social scientists should produce policy-based evidence in their research from the start
faculty economics announcements
Professor John List argues in his new paper to consider five vital signs to determine if an idea is scalable for the real world. By Sarah Steimer ...

Michael Greenstone Named Distinguished Lecturer for 2024 American Economic Association Annual Meeting
The Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Michael Greenstone, has been named the Distinguished Lecturer for the ASSA 2024 Annu...

Big Brains: Freakonomics’ Steven Levitt on the secret to making tough choices
announcements economics faculty
Of the academic books that have become household names, “Freakonomics” must be at the top of the list. The 2005 book by University of Chicago scholar ...

Professor John List Awarded the R. K. Cho Economics Prize
The Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College, John List, was awarded the R. K. Cho Economics Prize by Yonsei Un...