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​Congratulations to the Class of 1950 Professor of Economics David Card, the 6th Nobel for Berkeley Economics. Professor Card, who shares the award with two other winners, was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for his empirical contributions to labor economics. Read more

Published by Mon, 2021-10-11 08:31

Op-Ed by Berkeley Economics Profession Edward Miguel: How foreign aid for medicine yields big economic returns. Read more

Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Thu, 2021-09-23 13:19

Are India's rural self-employed really entrepreneurs, or would they prefer a job? In a Vox podcast, Berkeley Economics Professor Supreet Kaur argues unemployment in low-income countries may be much higher than we assume.⁠ Listen to the podcast

Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Thu, 2021-09-23 12:51

New research by Berkley Economists Pat Kline and Christopher Walters unveiled a vast discrimination audit of some of the largest U.S. companies. The research was highlighted in a New York Times article. Read More

Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Thu, 2021-09-23 12:32

Letter organized by Professor Hilary Hoynes gets signed by 450 economists in support of the Child Tax Credit expansion. Read the Letter here. A recent article by Paul Krugman highlights the research by Professor Hilary Hoynes that supports the policy. Read the article

Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Thu, 2021-09-23 09:50

In a new op-ed for the New York Times, Associate Professor Gabriel Zucman writes that "for working-class Americans who have fallen behind as tax cuts helped the rich get richer, 15 percent is too little, too late." Read the article

Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Wed, 2021-07-07 14:54

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