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Michael Kremer Appointed as World Bank Group Chief Economist

Wednesday, September 16

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Fernando Alvarez receives Faculty Award for Excellence in Ph.D. Teaching and Mentoring

Friday, May 15

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Professor James Heckman elected 2026 CORE Academy Fellow

Monday, May 11

Actionable AI Weather Forecasts for Developing Countries

University of Chicago Wins Distinguished Laude Institute Moonshots Seed Grant

Thursday, April 30

faculty announcements

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The Economist references Professor Ufuk Akcigit's research on "transformative entrepreneurs"

Monday, April 20

USA Today Op-ed from Professor Robert Shimer and E4E - US is world's top oil producer. So why does gas cost so much?

Monday, April 20

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Ufuk Akcigit Awarded Koç University Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science (2025)

Monday, December 1

faculty economics

"Economic growth is, at its core, the study of how the future happens,” says Ufuk Akcigit, the Arnold C. Harberger Professor of Economics and Co-Dire...

The inaugural Growth Academy brought the World Development Report to practitioners

Wednesday, October 16

faculty economics announcements

The two-week intensive program at the UChicago campus and the World Bank headquarters has led to increased collaboration between researchers and polic...