News and Announcements
The richest 1 percent of individuals captured twice as much of the world’s income growth than the poorest 50 percent between 1980 and 2016, according to new research from Berkeley Economics Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman and co-authors Facundo Alvaredo and Lucas Chancel. The paper combined survey, national accounts, and tax data to better estimate the growth of global incomes and inequality. 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.
facial recognition, applied to the web of cameras that already exists in most cities, is a privacy threat. Sahil Chinoy '17 Berkeley Economics , writes for The New York Times about the incredible (and legal!) experiment of creating a Facial Recognition Machine. Read more
The deadline to register for commencement is Wednesday, May 1 at 4pm! CLICK HERE to get up to speed on everything commencement- including ceremony, including tickets, caps and gowns, flowers, and much more!
Join us on April 13 for Cal Day, an annual open house that welcomes prospective students, current students, kids and families and the community to explore our beautiful campus and enjoy hundreds of exciting free events. Berkeley Economics will be hosting a poster session as well as a public lecture by Prof. Gabriel Zucman. All events are open to the public.
From Berkeley professors Alan Auerbach, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and University of Virginia's Daniel Murphy: New evidence that place-based policies can work. Read more
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.
