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Our Mission
“UCLA’s Economics Department has two interlocking objectives. We conduct cutting edge research by developing new methodologies and applying them to understand society’s most critical issues. We also seek to train the next generation of economic leaders in the private sector, government and academia.”
Juliana Londoño Vélez awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship
Introduction to UCLA Economics
UCLA Partnership recently worked with current students to produce this amazing video about how UCLA Economics could be the right choice for you!
William F. Sharpe Fellowship
The UCLA Department of Economics and its alumni Board of Visitors created the William Sharpe Fellowship in 2008 as a way to engage UCLA alumni in supporting the career and professional development needs of undergraduate students at UCLA. Named in honor of Nobel Prize-winning economist who received his B.A and Ph.D. from UCLA, the program has been successful in bringing together top employers with our brightest students.
Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program
The Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program is intended to prepare students for a wide range of careers in which they will be faced with the challenge of evaluating investment opportunities and making active decisions to direct capital to enhance value.
Alumni Career Engagement
UCLA Alumni Career Engagement builds connections with UCLA alumni, community members and employers to help students develop academic and professional skills in preparation for life after university. Experiential learning and real-world experiences are provided through a variety of programs for all UCLA students.
Master of Quantitative Economics
Learn from internationally recognized faculty & business leaders and participate in applied business and analytics projects with global companies

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Chris Surro Receives 2026 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award

October 26, 2026

The UCLA Department of Economics is pleased to announce that…

UCLA Professor Ariel Burstein Elected Fellow of the Econometric Society

October 12, 2026

UCLA Professor Ariel Burstein has been elected a Fellow of the…

UCLA Professor Pablo Fajgelbaum Receives the Inaugural Amartya Sen Economics Prize

October 7, 2026

UCLA Professor Pablo Fajgelbaum has been named the inaugural…

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Receives the College Lecture Award

October 7, 2026

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey has received the inaugural UCLA…

Research Spotlight

Can a Temporary Boom Affect Productivity for Decades?

August 5, 2026

By Ekaterina Gurkova Ekaterina Gurkova Spain’s housing boom of the 2000s is usually remembere …
What Schools and Students Don’t Know About Each Other

May 11, 2026

How hidden information shapes match quality in medical education By Martin B. Hackmann Martin B. Hac …

Alumni Interviews

Greg Passani

Greg Passani UCLA alumnus Greg Passani’s foray into the investment banking industry was anything but …
Barry Eggers

Barry Eggers (’85) is a founding partner at Lightspeed Ventures, a venture capitalist firm which foc …

Featured Faculty

Recent Publications

American Economic Review

Professional Motivations in the Public Sector: Evidence from Police Officers

Felipe Gonçalves, Aaron Chalfin

Journal of Political Economy

Linking Social and Personal Preferences: Theory and Experiment

William R. Zame, Bertril Tungodden, Erik Ø. Sørensen, Shachar Kariv, Alexander W. Cappelen

Journal of Political Economy

Financial Aid and Upward Mobility: Evidence from Colombia’s Ser Pilo Paga

Juliana Londoño-Vélez, Catherine Rodríguez, Fabio Sánchez, Luis Esteban Álvarez-Arango

Events

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October 28, 2026

Workshop in Trade and Spatial Economics - Lorenzo Trimarchi (Namur)

October 28, 2026 11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Bunche 9383

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Lorenzo Trimarchi (Namur)
October 28, 2026 11:40 am - 12:40 pm in Bunche 9383
Econometrics Workshop - Graham Elliott (UCSD)

October 28, 2026 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Bunche 9383

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Graham Elliott (UCSD)
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm in Bunche 9383

October 29, 2026

Ettinger Fund Workshop in Macroeconomics - Sebastian Dyrda Brownbag

October 29, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Sebastian Dyrda Brownbag
October 29, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in
Workshop in Economic Theory - Sephorah Mangin (Australian National)

October 29, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Bunche Hall 9383

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Sephorah Mangin (Australian National)
October 29, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm in Bunche Hall 9383

November 2, 2026

Ettinger Fund Workshop in Macroeconomics - Sergio Salgado (UPenn Wharton)

November 2, 2026 11:40 am - 12:55 pm
Bunche 9383

Monopsony Power and the Transmission of Monetary Policy

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Sergio Salgado (UPenn Wharton)
November 2, 2026 11:40 am - 12:55 pm in Bunche 9383

Monopsony Power and the Transmission of Monetary Policy
Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Theo Naff

November 2, 2026 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
Bunche 9383

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Theo Naff
November 2, 2026 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm in Bunche 9383

November 3, 2026

Proseminar in Monetary and Macroeconomics Economics - Econ 228 - Macro Proseminar - Fanwen Zhu

November 3, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Bunche 9383

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Macro Proseminar - Fanwen Zhu
November 3, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in Bunche 9383
Proseminar in Economic Theory - Econ 218 - Ben Wincelberg

November 3, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Bunche 9294

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Ben Wincelberg
November 3, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm in Bunche 9294
Matthew Gentzkow (Stanford)
November 3, 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm in Bunche 9383

The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches
Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Matthew Gentzkow (Stanford)

November 3, 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Bunche 9383

The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches

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Our Mission

Juliana Londoño Vélez awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

Introduction to UCLA Economics

William F. Sharpe Fellowship

Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program

Alumni Career Engagement

Master of Quantitative Economics

Summer Programs

Commencement

Merchandise

News

Chris Surro Receives 2026 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award

UCLA Professor Ariel Burstein Elected Fellow of the Econometric Society

UCLA Professor Pablo Fajgelbaum Receives the Inaugural Amartya Sen Economics Prize

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Receives the College Lecture Award

Research Spotlight

Can a Temporary Boom Affect Productivity for Decades?

What Schools and Students Don’t Know About Each Other

Alumni Interviews

Greg Passani

Barry Eggers

Featured Faculty

Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn

David Baqaee

Natalie Bau

Recent Publications

Professional Motivations in the Public Sector: Evidence from Police Officers

Linking Social and Personal Preferences: Theory and Experiment

Financial Aid and Upward Mobility: Evidence from Colombia’s Ser Pilo Paga

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