UCLA Economics | Department of Economics

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.”
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!
Summer Sessions 2023
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
UCLA Economics hosts the 2023 Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society
The UCLA Economics Department will host the 2023 North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society on June 22-June 25, 2023.
Oleg Itskhoki Wins 2022 Clark Medal
Oleg was recognized for his fundamental contributions to both international finance and international trade

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2023 Commencement

2023 Summer Programs

News

UCLA Professor Felipe Goncalves Receives Grant from the Russell Sage Foundation

September 6, 2023

The Russell Sage Foundation awarded UCLA Professor Felipe Concalves…

UCLA Professor John Riley Receives Honorary Doctorate from The University of Canterbury

August 29, 2023

UCLA Emeritus Distinguished Professor John Riley has been awarded…

Simon Board Awarded the Spring 2023 Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award

August 2, 2023

Simon Board won the Spring 2023 Warren C. Scoville Distinguished…

Ph.D. Student Sungwoo Cho Wins the First Summit Consulting Fellowship

June 16, 2023

We are delighted to report that Sungwoo Cho is the first winner…

Research Spotlight

Why does wage inequality change over time?

September 6, 2023

By Daniel Haanwinckel A recent article by The Brookings…

The US-China Trade War and Global Reallocations

July 13, 2023

By Pablo Fajgelbaum In 2018-19, a major trade conflict…

Alumni Interviews

Valentina Glaviano

August 1, 2022

Valentina Glaviano grew up in Sacramento, California in a…

Mila Skulkina

June 1, 2022

Mila Skulkina, class of 2001 has lived a storied life. In…

Featured Faculty

Pierre-Olivier Weill

Tomasz Sadzik

David Baqaee

Recent Publications

Econometrica

Inference for Large-Scale Linear Systems with Known Coefficients

Zheng Fang, Andres Santos, Azeem M. Shaikh, Alexander Torgovitsky

The Quarterly Journal of Economics

Welfare and Output With Income Effects and Taste Shocks

David R Baqaee, Ariel Burstein

Econometrica

Optimal Regulation of Noncompete Contracts

Liyan Shi

Events

Calendar

October 2, 2023

Ettinger Fund Workshop in Macroeconomics - Luigi Bocola (Stanford)

October 2, 2023 @ 11:40 am - 1:00 pm
Bunche 9383

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October 4, 2023

Econometrics Workshop - Vira Semenova (UC Berkeley)

October 4, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Bunche 9383

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October 5, 2023

Proseminar in International & Development - Econ 288-1 - Seungyub Han*

October 5, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Bunche 9294

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Workshop in Economic Theory - Marina Halac (Yale)

October 5, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Bunche 9383

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October 9, 2023

Ettinger Fund Workshop in Macroeconomics - Karthik Sastry (Princeton)

October 9, 2023 @ 11:40 am - 1:00 pm
Bunche 9383

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October 12, 2023

Proseminar in International & Development - Econ 288-1 - Yasutaka Koike-Mori*

October 12, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Bunche 9294

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Workshop in Economic Theory - Jonathan Libgober (USC)

October 12, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Bunche 9383

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Our Mission

Introduction to UCLA Economics

Summer Sessions 2023

William F. Sharpe Fellowship

Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program

Alumni Career Engagement

Master of Quantitative Economics

UCLA Economics hosts the 2023 Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society

Oleg Itskhoki Wins 2022 Clark Medal