News and Announcements
What comes next? Janus v. AFSCME. Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) on how SCOTUS ruling will affect public workers, unions, wages & more
Professor Clair Brown gave a lecture at the Vatican titled "Living a Balanced Meaningful Life in the Digital Era." She also presented a copy of her book Buddhist Economics to Pope Francis.
Women in Economics at Berkeley (WEB) is hosting the Graduate Student Summit for Diversity in Economics on September 28-29, 2018.
Economics undergraduate Schimbor Prize winner Sahil Chinoy's article "Where Disaster Strikes in the US Again and Again" is featured in the New York Times.
Professor Ben Handel, along with collaborator Jonathan Kolstad, has been awarded the 2018 ASHEcon Medal from American Society of Health Economists. The award is given to economists age 40 or under who have made the most significant contributions to the field of health economics.
Professor Barry Eichengreen's new book, The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era, which contextualizes the recent resurgence of populism and explores possible responses to the concerns populists raise, has just been published.
Research and Teaching
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!
In recent blog post, Women of Economics at Berkeley provide a research round-up on the state of diversity in Economics for 2017. See also: Engaging with Allies.
Alice H. Wu's award-winning senior thesis in Economics is featured in the New York Times: Evidence of a Toxic Environment for Women in Economics. See also the Daily Cal.
Professor Emmanuel Saez, Professor Gabriel Zucman, and colleagues at the World Inequality Lab have released the 2018 World Inequality Report.
Professor David Card has received a 2017 Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award, which recognizes UC Berkeley faculty for their vital role in mentoring graduate students and training future faculty.
