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To Reduce Racial Inequality, Raise the Minimum Wage: In a New York Times Op-Ed, Professors Ellora Derenoncourt and Claire Montialoux share results from their new research. The findings show that Congress’s decision in 1966 to both raise the minimum wage and expand it to workers in previously unprotected industries led to a significant drop in earnings inequality between Black and white Americans. Read the op-ed
Photo Credit: Richard Vogel/Associated Press
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2020-10-27 09:32
Pandemic Savings Buildup May Boost Recovery, according to UC Berkeley Economics Clark medalist Emi Nakamura. In a Bloomberg Interview, Professor Nakamura said this unusual feature of the Covid downturn could make a big difference when restrictions on spending go away. Read more
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Wed, 2020-10-21 09:17
Streaming live on Thursday, September 17, 12-12:45pm PDT: What will be the political legacy of the Coronavirus pandemic? In conversation with Clausen Center Director Professor Pierre-Oliver Gourinchas, the S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Global Management, political science and economics Professor Barry Eichengreen, who is also a Clausen Center faculty member, will share his recent research on how the coronavirus pandemic might significantly reduce trust in political institutions and science for decades to come, and leave long-lasting scars on the next generation. Watch here: https://youtu.be/EcHBD-D5CRQ.
Published by Sun, 2020-09-13 13:24
Berkeley Economists and others in a letter to the Guardian: "We should recognize that the present moment creates an opportunity to bring about a better future for ourselves and our children. By taking on the carbon economy, we can begin charting a pathway towards economic recovery while building a fairer, more sustainable world in the process." Read more
Photograph: Bebeto Matthews/AP
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2020-08-04 12:12
Women in Economics at Berkeley turns its focus to broader questions of equity. Newly rebranded as Economists for Equity at Berkeley (BEE), the organization now seeks to include advocacy and support for all marginalized and underrepresented groups in economics. We interviewed Co-President Carly Trachtman on the transition. Read the interview
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2020-07-27 14:51
Art meets economics: Massive Attack in video, featuring Berkeley Economics professor Gabriel Zucman.
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2020-07-20 12:11