News and Announcements
"The United States has the resources to create a better capitalist system, and it is clear which policies can improve wellbeing today and create a more equitable and sustainable economy for future generations". By Berkeley Economics Professor Clair Brown and Simon Sällström. Read more
New estimates of U.S. economic growth released by Professors Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez show, for the first time, how growth was distributed between rich and lower-income Americans in 2015 and 2016. Read more.
Pakistan Names IMF Economist as Central Bank Head Amid Bailout. The newly appointed Reza Baqir received his Ph.D. in economics from UC Berkeley in 2000. He was previously the IMF's resident representative in Egypt. Read more [Via Bloomberg]
This ceiling on the feasible level of interest rates means that when the next recession hits, central banks will have little scope for reducing them, says Professor Barry Eichengreen in his article for The Guardian. Read more
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A report conducted by student research with Professor Clair Brown shows the financial risk of CalPERS holding fossil fuel assets, and lays out the economic argument for divestment from those assets. Read the report here.
Berkeley Economics Professor Emmanuel Saez has been awarded an honorary degree, joining a prestigious group of recipients that includes the chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, Drew Faust, an editor, a museum director, and distinguished professors. Read more
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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