News and Announcements
The Econ faculty members were asked to recommend just one book to read this summer. Their recommendations have been compiled into a wonderfully diverse set of recommendations. Click for the list of recommended books to read this summer.
Emi Nakamura interview: On price dynamics, monetary policy, and this “scary moment in history”. The 2019 John Bates Clark medal winner discusses her extensive body of work, which often focuses on economic shocks and frequently yields unexpected insights. Read the interview
Congratulations to Professor Christina Romer, the next president-elect of the American Economic Association! View the full slate of candidates for 2021 officers.
Chosen by the Senior Class Council to deliver the annual Last Lecture, Professor Martha Olney says she felt compelled to address the “economics of this moment” in the world. Watch the lecture and read the interview with Professor Olney.
"The evidence from World War II strongly backs up the paradigm that policy should focus on relief now and stimulus later," writes Alumna Gillian Brunet ('17 Phd) for Vox. Read more
The COVID-19 Default Time Bomb: To avoid a catastrophic outcome, say Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas and Chang-Tai Hsieh, the International Monetary Fund should coordinate a broad debt moratorium. Read more
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Research and Teaching
An innovative experiment in rural India targeted alleviating financial stress on short-term workers and fascinatingly, found a substantial increase in productivity for workers who have their financial strain eased by receiving part of their salary mid-way through their contract. By Berkeley Economics Professor Supreet Kaur. Read more
We're proud to share that Berkeley Economics professors Emi Nakamura and Chris Shannon were elected to join The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which recognizes the outstanding achievements of individuals in academia, the arts, business, government,and public affairs. Congratulations! To learn more about their work and of all UC Berkeley faculty members elected, read more.
We're thrilled to share that Berkeley Economics Prof. Emi Nakamura has been announced as the 2019 recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal! The prize is awarded to an American economist under the age of forty who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge. Read more
Congratulations to Berkeley Economics professors, Philpp Strack and Gabriel Zucman, for winning the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship! Read more.
Berkeley Economics Professor Yuri Gorodnichenko has been awarded 2018 Monetary Economics and Finance Prize, which distinguish researchers who have developed central concepts to improve our understanding of Monetary Economics and Finance. Read more
Economics Professors Supreet Kaur and Danny Yagan have been awarded 2018 Sloan Fellowships, which “honor early-career scholars whose achievements mark them as among the very best scientific minds working today."
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