Andy Atkeson wins the Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award
February 2, 2021
As UCLA continued to teach remotely for Fall 2020, our faculty continued to adapt their teaching methods to provide a high level of education to our students. We are very thankful to have the prestigious and innovative
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Lee Ohanian on CNBC!
As Oracle, Palantir and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise move their headquarters out of California and Elon Musk moves to Texas, California is considering raising taxes on the wealthy to unprecedented levels. Lee Ohanian and other experts say California needs to find more …
Remembering Bill Allen
The UCLA Department of Economics is sad to announce that William R. Allen (1924-2021) passed away on January 15, 2021. Allen obtained his A.B. (Bachelor of Arts) from Cornell College (1948) and his Ph.D. from Duke University (1953). He instructed …
Denis Chetverikov named co-editor of Econometric Theory
We are excited to announce that Denis Chetverikov has been named the co-editor of Econometric Theory. Since its inception, Econometric Theory has been one of the leading journals in Econometrics (the development and application of statistical methods within economics). …
Newly Elected Fellows of IAAE 2020: Moshe Buchinsky
The International Association of Applied Econometrics(IAAE) recently announced their newly elected fellows of the Association. UCLA’s Professor Moshe Buchinsky will be joining 47 other econometricians as a fellow for the 2020-2021 year. The International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE) was …
Lee Ohanian speaks at UC Berkeley Baxter Liberty Initiative
Professor Lee Ohanian recently presented the annual Baxter Liberty Lecture at UC Berkeley on The Tarnishing of the Golden State: How Poorly Designed Policies Killed the California Dream on December 8th, 2020. Watch the full video below.
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Comprehensive COVID-19 Screening and the Economy
UCLA’s Professor Atkeson, along side Harvard’s Michael C. Droste, Michael Mina and James H. Stock, have been researching the effects of comprehensive COVID-19 screening and how it could help improve the current US economy. Their research shows how testing often …
Lee Ohanian on the Importance of Immigration
The United States has attracted some of the most creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial talent from all around the world. Immigration allows us to sustain economic growth in America with a constant inflow of new ideas. We have benefited from immigrants …
Walter Williams, UCLA Ph.D.
From the Wall Street Journal:
America has lost one of its greatest economists and public intellectuals. Walter Williams died Wednesday morning after teaching his final class at George Mason University on Tuesday. He was 84.
For 40 years Walter
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Remembering Ed Lazear
Described as “perhaps the foremost labor economist of his generation,” UCLA alumnus, Stanford economics professor, and White House advisor, Edward P. Lazear passed away this week.
Professor Lazear received undergraduate and masters degrees in economics from UCLA in 1971. He …
