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SSD Welcomes New Faculty for the 2023-24 Academic Year
Christina Brown Assistant Professor, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics Christina Brown is a development economist studying labor and ...
September 21, 2023
The Washington Post: Researchers, Including Michael Greenstone, Who Have Formed Climate Impact Lab, Find that Heat-Related Mortality Will Expand Dramatically
Read this article, which highlights Michael Greenstone's recent study with the Climate Impact Lab, in the Washington Post. ...
September 6, 2023
HECKMAN: INVESTMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS YIELDS ROBUST RETURNS (2016)
PUBLISHED ON DEC 13, 2016 High-quality early childhood development programs can deliver an annual return of 13 percent per child - "comparable to r...
August 16, 2023
MICHAEL GREENSTONE TO LEAD BECKER FRIEDMAN INSTITUTE (2016)
PUBLISHED ON DEC 6, 2016 Prof. Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Professor in Economics and the College, has been named the new director of t...
August 16, 2023
UCHICAGO'S NEW STARTUP INVESTMENT PROGRAM TO ALLOCATE $25 MILLION FOR STARTUPS WITH ROOTS ON CAMPUS (2016)
PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 5, 2016 The University of Chicago is designating $25 million from its endowment to invest alongside established venture funds...
August 16, 2023
JOHN LIST: WHY THIS YEAR'S ELECTION RESULTS GAVE A BOOST TO NONPROFIT GIVING (2016)
PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 29, 2016 The recent increase in individual giving to select nonprofits "reflects public concerns over the fate of those organ...
August 16, 2023