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The Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) announced a Call for Applications for its first Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, established in recognition of the fundamental contributions of Berkeley Economics Professor Gerard Roland to the field. The fellowship will be awarded in the academic year 2020-2021. Read more
The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) recently announced Berkeley Economics Professors Maurice Obstfeld and Christina Romer among the list of Distinguished Fellows. Distinguished Fellows can participate in research and policy conferences and advise CEPR leadership. Read more
Registration Open for Pacific Conference for the Development Economics (PacDev) which will take place at UC Berkeley on Mar. 14th, 2020. organized by the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA). Seating is limited- register here.
What's the most useful idea in economics? NPR's Planet covers the 2020 AEA conference, talking among others to Mary Daly's SF Feds, Prof. Lisa Cook (Ph.D. '97), Berkeley Economics Professor Brad Delong, and many others. Listen here
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It is absurd that the working class is now paying higher tax rates than the richest people in America, argue Berkeley economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman in this Op-Ed for the New York Times. Read more (Illustration by Alex Merto)