News

December 24, 2020

The Department is accepting applications for the Mellichamp Chair - Mind and Machine in Entrepreneurial Economics

November 26, 2020

Professor Gary Charness was honored by Clarivate Analytics as one of the most Highly Cited Researchers in 2020.

November 25, 2020

Professor Rod Garratt published an article in Liberty Street Economics on using digital currencies to monetize privacy.

November 24, 2020

Economics PhD candidate Jeffrey Cross won the 2020 Best Paper award at the Southern California Graduate Conference in Applied Economics (SOCAE).

November 9, 2020

Professor Rod Garratt received an award for his paper, "Why Fixed Costs Matter for Proof-of-Work Based Cryptocurriencies." 

October 6, 2020

Professor Shelly Lundberg will serve as Vice President of the American Economic Association.

October 5, 2020

Professor Rod Garratt published research on the rise of digital cash alternatives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 4, 2020

Professor Clément de Chaisemartin publishes "BCG vaccination in infancy does not protect against COVID-19. Evidence from a natural experiment in Sweden" in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

June 16, 2020

From the faculty and staff of the Department of Economics, we wish the Class of 2020 the best in their future endeavors.

May 30, 2020

Professor of Economics Javier Birchenall discusses his research in a blog post on the Economic History Society's website.