Ufuk Akcigit
The inaugural Growth Academy brought the World Development Report to practition...
The two-week intensive program at the UChicago campus and the World Bank headquarters has led to increased collaboration between researchers an
Ufuk Akcigit
The inaugural Growth Academy brought the World Development Report to practition...
The two-week intensive program at the UChicago campus and the World Bank headquarters has led to increased collaboration between researchers an
Gary Becker
Posthumously-published edited volume of Gary Becker’s work shows the economist’...
The text uses Becker’s drafts and notes to paint an inspiring picture of his economic approach to human behavior.
John List
Social scientists should produce policy-based evidence in their research from t...
Professor John List argues in his new paper to consider five vital signs to determine if an idea is scalable for the real world.
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James J. Heckman, PhD analyzes the work of Piketty and Saez and income inequali...
Industrial city with smoke rising
Michael Greenstone, PhD evaluates climate policy and a new powerful policy tool...
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Big Brains: Freakonomics’ Steven Levitt on the secret to making tough choices
Of the academic books that have become household names, “Freakonomics” must be at the top of the list.
John List accepts the R.K. Cho Economics Prize in South Korea
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.
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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
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Steve Levitt Speaks as Part of the Annual Thomas H. Quinn Lecture Series
By Kelsey Quint, The Observer