- Yuriy Gorodnichenko was awarded (jointly with Klara Sabirianova Peter and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez) the Russian National Prize in Applied Economics.
- Ulrike Malmendier and Adam Szeidl received Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships for 2010
- In a new worldwide ranking of the Top 100 Economics Departments done by Tilburg University in Holland, our department is ranked 4th.
- Oliver Williamson wins Nobel Prize in Economics.
- Carl Shapiro is named chief economist in the US Department of Justice's antitrust division.
- Joseph Farrell will serve as the Director of Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission.
- Emmanuel Saez receives the John Bates Clark Medal for 2009
- George Break, a Professor Emeritus in the department, has died.
- James Pierce, a Professor Emeritus in the department, has died