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In the News Economics Faculty

Washington Post - The Energy 202: Nonviolent climate activists reconsider protest tactics in Capitol after mob attack, Article details new research from Prof. Michael Greenstone on the "social cost of carbon"

In the News Economics Faculty

Washington Examiner: Let markets, not antitrust laws, punish Big Tech's political discrimination, Prof. Casey Mulligan suggests the markets—not the government—should respond to the recent social media censorship controversies

Announcements Student Economics

Remembering Yiran Fan

This message was sent by Dean Amanda Woodward to faculty, students, and staff in the Division fo the Social Sciences on Sunday, January 10, 2021. D...

In the News Economics COVID-19 Faculty

MarketWatch: ‘Deaths of despair’ during COVID-19 have risen significantly in 2020, new research says, Prof. Casey Mulligan explains his new research on the Covid-19 pandemic and heightened rates of "deaths of despair" in America

In the News Faculty Economics

WSJ: The cost of Bidenomics, Op-ed cites Prof. Casey Mulligan's research on gov't subsidies and potential cost of Biden economic plan

In the News Faculty Economics

WTTW: New City Initiative Aims at Giving Young Learners the Chance to Thrive, article cites research by Prof. James Heckman on early childhood educational deficits

In the News Faculty Economics

WSJ: Cities Experiment With Remedy for Poverty: Cash, No Strings Attached, article references Prof. Magne Mogstad's research on the cost of guaranteed income programs

In the News Economics COVID-19

AJC - Front-line workers this Labor Day: essential, but not secure, Asst. Prof Simon Mongey discusses Covid-19 job losses and the communities most impacted by them

Announcements Economics Faculty

Emails worth $100 million: Economists use ‘nudges’ to increase tax compliance

This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. UChicago researchers boost tax revenues in Dominican Rep...

Announcements Faculty Economics

Nobel-winning economist Michael Kremer to join UChicago faculty as University Professor

Development economist appointed to Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Kremer has been appointed Unive...