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Introduction to UCLA Economics
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William F. Sharpe Fellowship
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Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program
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Summer Programs

Commencement

Merchandise

News

Paper by UCLA Professor Joao Guerreiro Featured in the blog “Slow Boring”

May 11, 2026

The paper “Why Do Workers Dislike Inflation? Wage Erosion and…

UCLA Professor Juliana Londoño-Vélez and Graduate Student Estefanía Saravia Receive the Arrow Award

April 16, 2026

UCLA Professor Juliana Londoño-Vélez and UCLA graduate student…

UCLA Professor Adriana Lleras-Muney Explores the Link Between Poverty and Health on the VoxDev Podcast

April 16, 2026

In the VoxDev Development Economics podcast, UCLA Professor…

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey’s Paper on U.S. Fertility Featured in The New York Times

April 13, 2026

A paper by UCLA economist Martha Bailey, “The Economics…

Research Spotlight

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 …
How a Historic Corporate Tax Cut Reshaped the U.S. Economy

September 2, 2025

By Patrick Kennedy In a sweeping one-time test of corporate tax policy, UCLA economist Patrick Kenne …

Alumni Interviews

Lauren Lucido Watkins

Ever since the 5th grade, Lauren Lucido Watkins knew she wanted to be a Bruin. There was no rhyme or …
Jason Mozingo

Jason Mozingo Jason Mozingo faced the same decision many prospective UCLA students face: enroll at B …

Featured Faculty

Recent Publications

American Economic Review

The Negligible Effect of Free Contraception on Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Burkina Faso

Pascaline Dupas, Seema Jayachandran, Adriana Lleras-Muney and Pauline Rossi

The Quarterly Journal of Economics

The Race Between Education, Technology, and the Minimum Wage

Jonathan Vogel

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

Events

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May 18, 2026

Jacopo Ballabio
May 18, 2026 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm in
Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Jacopo Ballabio

May 18, 2026 1:05 pm - 2:05 pm

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May 19, 2026

Jared Rutner
May 19, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in Bunche 9383
Proseminar in Monetary and Macroeconomics Economics - Econ 228 - Jared Rutner

May 19, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Bunche 9383

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Proseminar in Economic History - Econ 248 - Nathaniel Barlow

May 19, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Proseminar in Economic History - Econ 248 - Nathaniel Barlow

May 19, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Proseminar in Economic Theory - Econ 218 - Toshihiko Hirasawa

May 19, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Toshihiko Hirasawa
May 19, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm in
Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Jim Hines (Michigan)

May 19, 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Bunche 9383

Is C-SALT harmful to economic health?

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Jim Hines (Michigan)
May 19, 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm in Bunche 9383

Is C-SALT harmful to economic health?

May 20, 2026

Aleksander Gevorkian
May 20, 2026 11:40 am - 1:00 pm in Bunche 9383
Proseminar in Trade and Spatial Economics - Aleksander Gevorkian

May 20, 2026 11:40 am - 1:00 pm
Bunche 9383

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Lautaro Adamovsky + Hongyu Mou
May 20, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in 9294 Bunche
Proseminar in Industrial Organization - Econ 278 - Lautaro Adamovsky + Hongyu Mou

May 20, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
9294 Bunche

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Davide Viviano (Harvard)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm in dviviano@fas.harvard.edu
Econometrics Workshop - Davide Viviano (Harvard)

May 20, 2026 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
dviviano@fas.harvard.edu

Program Evaluation with Remotely Sensed Variables

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May 21, 2026

Winston Wei Dou (UPenn / Wharton)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in Bunche Hall 9383
Econometrics Workshop - Winston Wei Dou (UPenn / Wharton)

May 21, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Bunche Hall 9383

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Sylvain Chassang (Princeton)
May 21, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm in Bunche Hall 9383
Workshop in Economic Theory - Sylvain Chassang (Princeton)

May 21, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Bunche Hall 9383

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May 22, 2026

Trade & Development Miniconference
May 22, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm in

9:30 - 10:45 AM
Jacob Moscona (MIT)
Climate Change, Deforestation, and the Expansion of the Global Agricultural Frontier

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Lauren Bergquist (Yale)
Quality Incentives and Upgrading along Supply Chains: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

2:00 - 3:15 PM
Ben Faber (Berkeley)
Mobile Internet and Market Integration: Evidence from China

3:45 - 5:00 PM
Tishara Garg (Princeton)
Workshop in Trade and Spatial Economics - Trade & Development Miniconference

May 22, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

9:30 - 10:45 AM
Jacob Moscona (MIT)
Climate Change, Deforestation, and the Expansion of the Global Agricultural Frontier

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Lauren Bergquist (Yale)
Quality Incentives and Upgrading along Supply Chains: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

2:00 - 3:15 PM
Ben Faber (Berkeley)
Mobile Internet and Market Integration: Evidence from China

3:45 - 5:00 PM
Tishara Garg (Princeton)

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Trade & Development Miniconference

May 22, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

9:30 - 10:45 AM
Jacob Moscona (MIT)
Climate Change, Deforestation, and the Expansion of the Global Agricultural Frontier

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Lauren Bergquist (Yale)
Quality Incentives and Upgrading along Supply Chains: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

2:00 - 3:15 PM
Ben Faber (Berkeley)
Mobile Internet and Market Integration: Evidence from China

3:45 - 5:00 PM
Tishara Garg (Princeton)

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Development Workshops - Trade & Development Miniconference

May 22, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

9:30 - 10:45 AM
Jacob Moscona (MIT)
Climate Change, Deforestation, and the Expansion of the Global Agricultural Frontier

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Lauren Bergquist (Yale)
Quality Incentives and Upgrading along Supply Chains: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

2:00 - 3:15 PM
Ben Faber (Berkeley)
Mobile Internet and Market Integration: Evidence from China

3:45 - 5:00 PM
Tishara Garg (Princeton)

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Our Mission

Juliana Londoño Vélez awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

2025 Job Market Candidates

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

Paper by UCLA Professor Joao Guerreiro Featured in the blog “Slow Boring”

UCLA Professor Juliana Londoño-Vélez and Graduate Student Estefanía Saravia Receive the Arrow Award

UCLA Professor Adriana Lleras-Muney Explores the Link Between Poverty and Health on the VoxDev Podcast

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey’s Paper on U.S. Fertility Featured in The New York Times

Research Spotlight

What Schools and Students Don’t Know About Each Other

How a Historic Corporate Tax Cut Reshaped the U.S. Economy

Alumni Interviews

Lauren Lucido Watkins

Jason Mozingo

Featured Faculty

Ariel Burstein

Natalie Bau

Hugo Hopenhayn

Recent Publications

The Negligible Effect of Free Contraception on Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Burkina Faso

The Race Between Education, Technology, and the Minimum Wage

Linking Social and Personal Preferences: Theory and Experiment

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