Stories & Interviews

Welcoming Nano Barahona: An interview
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Thu, 2022-09-15 10:20
In this interview, Berkeley Economics PhD student Felipe Lobel interviews incoming faculty member Nano Barahona. Nano Barahona is an assistant professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. His main interests lie in the fields of industrial organization and public economics.
Interview with Federico Echenique
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Wed, 2022-09-14 11:00
In this interview, 5th-year PhD student Andrew Tai welcomes new faculty member Federico Echenique, whose research focuses on understanding economic models of agents and markets.
Does Corporate Debt Structure affect Stock Prices during Uncertain Times?
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Mon, 2022-08-29 12:28
New research suggests that increased uncertainty caused by the U.S.–China trade war negatively affected stock prices.
What can we learn from the Netherlands in addressing Inequality?
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Wed, 2022-06-15 14:32
Wouter Leenders, a research affiliate in The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at UC Berkeley, looks into the example of the Netherlands and what it can teach us about inequality.
Mathilde Muñoz joins Berkeley Economics
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2022-05-31 14:29
Mathilde Muñoz will join Berkeley’s Economics Department as an Assistant Professor in 2023, after spending the 2022-2023 academic year as a Post-Doctoral fellow at the Stones Center. In this interview, PhD student Cristóbal Otero welcomes Dr.
Unlocking the Chinese Miracle with Historical Spy Satellites
Published by Hagit Hagit Caspi Tue, 2022-05-24 08:31
Recent advances in machine learning—in particular, technologies known as convolutional neural networks—have made it possible to extract economic data from satellite pictures. In their research project, Economics Ph.D. students Oliver Kim and Joel Ferguson, a Ph.D.

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