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The Department of Economics Welcomes You

Founded in 1903, our department is well-known for the excellence of its teaching and advising, with a strong reputation for producing outstanding Ph.D. graduates, as well as rigorous and innovative economic research. We are consistently ranked among the world’s leading departments.

On the forefront

The impact Berkeley faculty have had on various fields of economics has been enormous. Our department is currently at the forefront of many exciting new developments in economics:

  • 5 Nobel Prizes have been won by Berkeley Economics faculty

  • 5 John Bates Clark Medals

  • 2 MacArthur Foundation Fellows

  • 24 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships (an average of one per year since 1995)

  • 1 Fisher-Black Prize

Our roster just got bigger

This year we are pleased to add Professors Cecile Gaubert, Danny Yagan, Conrad Miller, and David Sraer to our dynamic and diverse faculty.

News and Announcements

Professor Ben  Handel was selected as a 2015 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Economics.

David Card and Richard Blundell received the 2015 BBVA Foundation
Frontiers of Knowledge Award.

Hall of Mirrors, by Professor Barry Eichengreen.  Watch Financial Times Interview.

Professor Hilary Hoynes has received the 2014 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award from CSWEP.  See Announcement.

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Research and Teaching

Professor Yuriy Gorodnichenko's new blog post: Economic prospects of Ukraine.

Thomas Piketty, with Professor Stefano Dellavigna, speaks at Department of Economics Seminar. (Article 1, Article 2)

Professor Edward Miguel's recent TEDx talk titled Climate, conflict, and African development.

PhD Student Carola Binder on: The Brazilian election and Central Bank independence

 

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Upcoming Events

Mar
3
Seminar 221, Industrial Organization: Internal work in progress
597 Evans Hall | 4:00pm
Mar
4
Innovation Seminar - Francesco Lissoni, "Foreign inventors in the US: Testing for Diaspora and Brain Gain Effects": Foreign inventors in the US: Testing for Diaspora and Brain Gain Effects
330 Blum Hall | 12:00pm
Mar
4
Seminar 291, Departmental: Machine-learning in Economics.
2 LeConte Hall | 4:10pm
Mar
5
Seminar 235, Financial Economics: TBA
C220 Cheit Hall | 11:10am
Mar
5
Finance Lunch
597 Evans Hall | 1:00pm
Mar
5
Seminar 251, Labour: Demand Modelling, Forecasting, and Counterfactuals in School Choice
648 Evans Hall | 2:00pm

Featured events

May
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Spring 2015 Economics Commencement Ceremony

| 2:00pm
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Publications

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