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Department of Economics

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.

Our roster just got bigger

This year we are pleased to add Professors Emi Nakamura and Jon Steinsson to our dynamic and diverse faculty. 

Recent faculty hires include Dmitry Taubinsky and Supreet Kaur. 

On the forefront in research

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

  • 5 John Bates Clark Medals

  • 2 MacArthur Foundation Fellows

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

  • 1 Fisher-Black Prize

Excellence in Teaching

  • Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award:  Professor David Card (2017); Professor Edward Miguel (2015).

  • Division of Social Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award:  Professor Martha Olney (2016); Professor David Romer (2014).

  • Campus:  Distinguished Teaching Award: Professor Ulrike Malmendier (2015)

News and Announcements

NPR's Planey Money discusses whether a a payroll tax cut would work in the COVID-19 economy, with Berkeley Economics professor Alan Auerbach. Listen now

NPR Planet Money in conversation with Berkeley Economics Professor Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on how government needs to step in to ensure economics networks are preserved, and the irreversible damage that could be done if they are not. Listen to the interview

We should be worried about the major effects that the Covid-19 pandemic will have beyond those directly infected, says Professor Jesse Rothstein on the Berkeley Blog. Read more

"The state should step in as payer of last resort for businesses facing shutdown as coronavirus hits them hard," say authors Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, UC Berkeley Economics professors, in their Op-Ed for The Guardian. Read more

Congratulations to Prof. Andrés Rodriguez-clare, recipient of the Excellence in Advising 2019! Read the announcement and view photos here.

An Economic-History Lesson for Dealing with the Coronavirus: New Yorker writer John Cassidy spoke with Berkeley Economics Professor on how this crisis differs from previous ones in recent history.
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Research and Teaching

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."

Professor Barry Eichengreen discusses with QUARTZ the future of the dollar and global currencies.  See also Professor Eichengreen's new book!

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FEATURED ARTICLE

Interview with Berkeley Economics Professor Yuriy Gorodnichenko
Economics Professor Yuriy Gorodnichenko talks about his research and mentorship at UC Berkeley.
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Upcoming Events

Apr
2
ONLINE Econ 235, Financial Economics Student Seminar: TOPIC: Can Firms Manage Their Investors? - Evidence From Repurchase Timing And Fund Trading Pressure
Online - Zoom | 12:45pm
Apr
2
Seminar 242, Econometrics: "What do we want? And when do we want it? Alternative objectives and their implications for experimental design" ZOOM
Zoom Meeting ID 504-059-298 Evans Hall | 10:00pm
Apr
6
PERL Seminar: "Crunch Time: How Bureaucrats' Term of Office Affects Coercive and Collusive Bribes"
223 Moses Hall | 12:40pm
Apr
6
Seminar 211, Economic History
639 Evans Hall | 2:00pm
Apr
6
Seminar 231, Public Finance: "Automating labor: evidence from firm-level patent data": Zoom
ZOOM Evans Hall | 2:00pm
Apr
6
Seminar 271, Development: Tba
Held remotely via Zoom. Zoom link to be sent by email to this seminar's email list. | 4:00pm
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