In the News Faculty Economics

NYT - This Company Knows How To Increase Students' Test Scores; article cites Prof. Michael Kremer's research on education and test scores in Kenya

In the News Faculty Economics

NYT - Lockdowns Protected Older People. But at What Cost to the Health of Young Adults? Op-ed quotes Prof. Casey Mulligan's research on collateral damage of COVID policy decisions

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2 SSD Faculty among 2022 winners of Quantrell Teaching Awards

This article has been edited to highlight award recipients from the Division of the Social Sciences. To see the full list of recipients, visit the UCh...

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Economic Times - Climate change will affect the economic geography of the world; Prof. Esteban Rossi-Hansberg discusses the impacts of climate change

Announcements Economics Faculty

UChicago Center Receives NSF Grant to Study Student Traits Leading to STEM Achievement

The University of Chicago Center for the Economics of Human Development and an international research team won a five-year grant to identify the perso...

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NewScientist - Will bitcoin succeed in the Central African Republic? Probably not; Article cites study from Prof. Fernando Alvarez on bitcoin usage in El Salvador

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Rest of World - Most Salvadorans have already ditched their national bitcoin wallets; Prof. Fernando Alvarez comments on Chivo, a currency app developed for users in El Salvador

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NYT - Why Americans Became More Vulnerable to Oil Price Spikes; Prof. Michael Greenstone comments on global oil production and prices

In the News Economics Faculty

The Hill - Energy & Environment: Biden projects optimism on Earth Day; Prof. Michael Greenstone weighs in on where the Biden admin is in terms of climate goals

In the News Faculty Economics

WSJ - States of Covid Performance; article details new study co-authored by Prof. Casey Mulligan on economics, education, and mortality across the U.S. during the pandemic