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Professor Clair Brown speaks to the hosts of The Breakfast Show Podcast on "How progressive can create an economy that cares for all of us and for the planet." Listen here
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Wed, 2020-03-18 17:59
"The state should step in as payer of last resort for businesses facing shutdown as coronavirus hits them hard," say authors Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, UC Berkeley Economics professors, in their Op-Ed for The Guardian. Read more
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Wed, 2020-03-18 17:22
According to Chicago Booth’s Richard Hornbeck and Berkeley Economics' Enrico Moretti, one area’s productivity surge particularly benefits low-skilled workers locally—and high-skilled workers elsewhere. Read more
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2020-03-09 12:13
Three UC Berkeley economists with deep experience in national and international policy have been appointed to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new Council of Economic Advisors, the governor’s office has announced. Hilary Hoynes, professor of public policy and economics and the Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities at the Goldman School of Public Policy, and Maurice Obstfeld, the Class of 1958 Professor of Economics, who previously served as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund. The 13-member panel will be co-chaired by Laura D. Tyson. Read more
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2020-02-25 13:43
"Wealth is power. An extreme concentration of wealth means an extreme concentration of power: the power to influence government policy, the power to stifle competition, the power to shape ideology." Read the Boston Review Op-Ed by Berkeley Economics professors Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez.
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2020-02-18 13:41
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
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2020-02-11 11:18