In the News Faculty Economics

MarketWatch - As the Fed Works to Slow Economy, Small Businesses Feel the Squeeze; Prof. Ufuk Akcigit comments on the state of the economy for small businesses, and indications they may be facing trouble and growing desperate for financing

In the News Faculty Economics

Bloomberg - Nobel Economist Says Better Weather Forecasts Can Cut Poverty; Prof. Michael Kremer speaks to the value of improved weather forecasting

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CNBC - The Fed decision on interest rates won't offer much relief to Main Street businesses; Prof. Ufuk Akcigit discusses why small businesses are taking on more credit card debt in the wake of federal rate hikes

Announcements Alumni Economics

UChicago alum Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize for research on gender and labor

This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here.   Pioneering economist, AM’69, PhD’72, uncovered key ...

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USA TODAY - Fact-checking the GOP debate: Claims on CRT, Hunter Biden, schools, Ukraine, COVID-19; Article cites study by Prof. Casey Mulligan finding Biden administration regulations have cost Americans about $10,000 per household as of the end of 2022

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New York Post - 5 lies Biden is telling you today about the economy; Article cites study by Prof. Casey Mulligan on U.S. oil production rates

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WSJ - Regulators Gone Wild; Op-ed cites an analysis by Prof. Casey Mulligan finding that regulatory costs per household under the Biden administration amount to $5,019

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Fortune - The Chicago school economist who warned years ago of America’s ‘business dynamism’ fading still sees ‘something broken in the background’; Prof. Ufuk Akcigit discusses the findings from 2019 paper

Economics

REMEMBERING YIRAN FAN (2021)

PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and our campus community is deeply mourning the loss of Yiran Fan, who was...

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The Economist - Your employer is (probably) unprepared for artificial intelligence; Prof. Nancy Stokey says "the diffusion of technological improvements is arguably as critical as innovation for long-run growth”