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...
November 22, 2023
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. ...
November 22, 2023
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...
November 19, 2023
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...
November 22, 2023
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...
November 22, 2023
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...
November 22, 2023
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 ...
November 22, 2023
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...
November 22, 2023
NOBEL LAUREATE LARS HANSEN INTERVIEWED IN MÓN EMPRESARIAL (2016)
PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 21, 2016 The David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Statistics & the College, Lars Peter Hansen, rece...
November 22, 2023
ROBERT E. LUCAS JR. TO RECEIVE PHOENIX PRIZE (2016)
PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 3, 2016 Nobel laureate Robert E. Lucas, Jr. will join a short, distinguished list of faculty to receive the Phoenix Prize, the...
November 22, 2023