News and Announcements
Berkeley Economists and others in a letter to the Guardian: "We should recognize that the present moment creates an opportunity to bring about a better future for ourselves and our children. By taking on the carbon economy, we can begin charting a pathway towards economic recovery while building a fairer, more sustainable world in the process." Read more
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Women in Economics at Berkeley turns its focus to broader questions of equity. Newly rebranded as Economists for Equity at Berkeley (BEE), the organization now seeks to include advocacy and support for all marginalized and underrepresented groups in economics. We interviewed Co-President Carly Trachtman on the transition. Read the interview
A virtual Conference, What Economics Misses About American Racial Inequality: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, was hosted by Economics for Inclusive Prosperity on July 13, 2020. Watch the video
Belinda Hu '19: "How I went from an Economics undergrad at UC Berkeley to an Analyst at the IMF". Read the article
Join us on July 13, 2020 at 4:30 PM EST for a (virtual) conference: What does economics miss about racial inequality? Co-organized by the Berkeley Department of Economics Professor Gabriel Zucman in collaboration with Economics for Inclusive Prosperity's Suresh Naidu and Dani Rodrik. Register here
Research and Teaching
A new paper by Isabel Z. Martinez, Emmanuel Saez, and Michael Siegenthaler estimates intertemporal labor supply responses to two-year long income tax holidays staggered across Swiss cantons. Read more
Through analysis of the Band for International Settlements (BIS) Annual Economic Reports, Professor Barry Eichengreen traces the BIS’s views on exchange rates, capital flows and financial cycles in a new book. Read more
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.
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