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UChicago Alum Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel Prize for Research on Gender and Labor
Pioneering economist, AM’69, PhD’72, uncovered key drivers of differences in paid workforce University of Chicago alum Claudia Goldin was awarded t...
Steve Levitt Speaks as Part of the Annual Thomas H. Quinn Lecture Series
By Kelsey Quint, The Observer "'Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything' — was part of the annual Thomas H. Quinn Le...
The Washington Post: Researchers, Including Michael Greenstone, Who Have Formed Climate Impact Lab, Find that Heat-Related Mortality Will Expand Dramatically
Read this article, which highlights Michael Greenstone's recent study with the Climate Impact Lab, in the Washington Post.
HECKMAN: INVESTMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS YIELDS ROBUST RETURNS (2016)
PUBLISHED ON DEC 13, 2016 High-quality early childhood development programs can deliver an annual return of 13 percent per child - "comparable to r...
MICHAEL GREENSTONE TO LEAD BECKER FRIEDMAN INSTITUTE (2016)
PUBLISHED ON DEC 6, 2016 Prof. Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Professor in Economics and the College, has been named the new director of t...
UCHICAGO'S NEW STARTUP INVESTMENT PROGRAM TO ALLOCATE $25 MILLION FOR STARTUPS WITH ROOTS ON CAMPUS (2016)
PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 5, 2016 The University of Chicago is designating $25 million from its endowment to invest alongside established venture funds...
JOHN LIST: WHY THIS YEAR'S ELECTION RESULTS GAVE A BOOST TO NONPROFIT GIVING (2016)
PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 29, 2016 The recent increase in individual giving to select nonprofits "reflects public concerns over the fate of those organ...
GREENSTONE ON INDIA'S TOUGH CHOICE ON AIR CONDITIONING AND CLIMATE (2016)
PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2016 "Air-conditioning is not just a luxury. It’s a critical adaptation tool in a warming world, with the ability to save ...
MYERSON: FIVE RULES TO GET STATE-BUILDING RIGHT (2016)
PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 27, 2016 In a recent Wall Street Journal essay, Roger Myerson assesses the difficult lessons we've learned from recent wars wi...