News and Announcements
Berkeley Economics PhD alumna Lisa Cook, an economics professor known for her work on racial and gender inequality, won U.S. Senate confirmation to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, making her the first Black woman to serve on the Fed board. Read more
"Life or Debt in Ukraine", an article by Berkeley Economics faculty members co-authors Maury Obstfeld and Yuriy Gorodnichenko, argues that Ukraine's official creditors should take the lead in deferring repayments and laying the groundwork for a debt-restructuring deal. Read the article
Professor Glenn Woroch serves as co-chair of the T2, a Think Tank task force that is convened for the G20 countries. Read more
Chancellor's Professor of Economics Jón Steinsson speaks at a panel at the Brookings Institute: "The Powell Fed: Looking back and looking ahead". Listen to the talk
Watch E. Morris Cox distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Political science Gérard Roland at the 2022 UBS Center conference in Zurich, where he spoke about empires, nation states and democracies, arguing that the geopolitical behavior of states depends on the type of political regime. Read more
George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Chair and Distinguished Professor of Economics Barry Eichengreen receives The AEA 2022 Award of Distinguished Fellow. Read more
Research and Teaching
A new article by by Ellora Derenoncourt, Claire Montialoux, published in the The Quarterly Journal of Economics, February 202. Minimum Wages and Racial Inequality. The earnings difference between white and black workers fell dramatically in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This article shows that the expansion of the minimum wage played a critical role in this decline. Read more
New paper by Kimberly Clausing, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman: Ending corporate tax avoidance and tax competition: a plan to collect the tax deficit of multinationals. Read the paper
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.
