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.”
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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News

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…

UCLA Professor Will Rafey Featured on AEA Research Highlights Podcast

July 6, 2026

UCLA economist Will Rafey is featured on the American Economic…

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

Mila Skulkina

Mila Skulkina Mila Skulkina, class of 2001 has lived a storied life. In this profile she shares her …
Mark Kingdon

Mark Kingdon If you took a student from a painting class, and dropped him into a venture capital fir …

Featured Faculty

Recent Publications

Journal of Political Economy

Algorithm Design: A Fairness-Accuracy Frontier

Jay Lu, Annie Liang, Xiaosheng Mu, Kyohei Okumura

American Economic Review

Community Engagement and Public Safety: Evidence from Crime Enforcement Targeting Immigrants

Felipe Gonçalves, Elisa Jácome, and Emily Weisburst

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 15, 2026

Workshop in Economic Theory - David Ahn (WashU)

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

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David Ahn (WashU)
October 15, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm in Bunche Hall 9383

October 19, 2026

Sephorah Mangin (Australian National)
October 19, 2026 11:40 am - 12:55 pm in Bunche 9383
Ettinger Fund Workshop in Macroeconomics - Sephorah Mangin (Australian National)

October 19, 2026 11:40 am - 12:55 pm
Bunche 9383

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Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Santiago Mosquera

October 19, 2026 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
Bunche 9383

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Santiago Mosquera
October 19, 2026 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm in Bunche 9383

October 20, 2026

Proseminar in Monetary and Macroeconomics Economics - Econ 228 - Macro Proseminar - Jared Rutner

October 20, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Bunche 9383

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Macro Proseminar - Jared Rutner
October 20, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in Bunche 9383
Livia Alfonsi (Harvard)
October 20, 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm in Bunche 9383

Who You Know, Who You Recommend: Referrals and Occupational Gender Segregation
Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Livia Alfonsi (Harvard)

October 20, 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Bunche 9383

Who You Know, Who You Recommend: Referrals and Occupational Gender Segregation

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October 21, 2026

Proseminar in Industrial Organization - Econ 278 - Maria Elena Guerrero

October 21, 2026 11:50 am - 12:50 pm

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Maria Elena Guerrero
October 21, 2026 11:50 am - 12:50 pm in
Econometrics Workshop - Bruno Fava (Stanford)

October 21, 2026 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Bunche 9383

Cross-Fitting Under Nonregularity: Normality and Inference via Locality

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Bruno Fava (Stanford)
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm in Bunche 9383

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

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

UCLA Professor Will Rafey Featured on AEA Research Highlights Podcast

Research Spotlight

Can a Temporary Boom Affect Productivity for Decades?

What Schools and Students Don’t Know About Each Other

Alumni Interviews

Mila Skulkina

Mark Kingdon

Featured Faculty

Ariel Burstein

Andrew Atkeson

Will Rafey

Recent Publications

Algorithm Design: A Fairness-Accuracy Frontier

Community Engagement and Public Safety: Evidence from Crime Enforcement Targeting Immigrants

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

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