A big congratulations to Adriana Lleras-Muney, who recently received an R21 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to study the health impacts of long-run exposure to pollution using evidence from military personnel. The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages […]
The Department of Economics congratulates Simon Board, the Benjamin Graham Centennial Professor in Value Investing, on being named a Fellow of the Econometric Society The Econometric Society is one of the most prestigious learned society in the field of economics, with a world-wide membership. Its main object is to promote studies that aim at a […]
On September 4th, Michela Giorcelli was one of two young economists based in the United States to receive this year’s Excellence Awards in Global Economics Affairs from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The other recipient, Javier Cravino, is a former UCLA Econonomics Phd Student who graduated in 2013. The ceremony took place during the […]
Recently, a book was published recounting the history of the UCLA Economics Department. This book, written by David R. Henderson and Steven Globerman, discusses some of the most important economists at UCLA during the 1970s: Armen Alchian, Harold Demsetz, Sam Peltzman, Benjamin Klein, Robert Clower, Axel Leijonhufvud, Jack Hirshleifer, William Allen, and George Hilton. To […]
In this op-ed published in Dawn, Natalie Bau and Jishnu Das measure learning in Pakistani schools and provide new evidence that learning is fragile, with children forgetting much of what they know from year to year.
On July 1st, Simon Board took over as lead Editor of Theoretical Economics after spending four years as Co-Editor. Theoretical Economics is the leading journal in economic theory. It is open access and is a journal of the Econometric Society.
Congratulations to Martin Hackmann, the winner of the Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award for best undergraduate teaching in Spring 2021! Martin Hackmann won this award while teaching ECON 131: Economics of Health and Healthcare. This course provides an economic analysis of health and healthcare. It includes presentations of several detailed economic models, including models […]
On July 1st, Jinyong Hahn took over as Chair of the Department of Economics, taking over from Dora Costa. During her time as Chair, Dora introduced innovations to all aspects of the department. At the undergraduate level, the department obtained a STEM classification of the Economics major, reformed the undergraduate econometrics sequence, introduced new two-unit […]
The LIFE-M project, short for the Longitudinal, Intergenerational Family Electronic Microdata Project, is pleased to announce the creation of a new research lab. In June 2021, the LIFE-M Lab appointed two undergraduate Research Fellows, Li Zhijian and Zach Wrubel, to conduct research on intergenerational mobility and health and the long-run effects of early childhood interventions […]
Adriana Lleras-Muney Receives NIH R21 Grant Award
/in News /by Stephanie FergusonA big congratulations to Adriana Lleras-Muney, who recently received an R21 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to study the health impacts of long-run exposure to pollution using evidence from military personnel. The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages […]
Newly Elected Econometric Society Fellows 2021: Simon Board
/in News /by Stephanie FergusonThe Department of Economics congratulates Simon Board, the Benjamin Graham Centennial Professor in Value Investing, on being named a Fellow of the Econometric Society The Econometric Society is one of the most prestigious learned society in the field of economics, with a world-wide membership. Its main object is to promote studies that aim at a […]
Michela Giorcelli Wins Excellence Awards
/in News /by Stephanie FergusonOn September 4th, Michela Giorcelli was one of two young economists based in the United States to receive this year’s Excellence Awards in Global Economics Affairs from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The other recipient, Javier Cravino, is a former UCLA Econonomics Phd Student who graduated in 2013. The ceremony took place during the […]
The UCLA School of Economics
/in News /by Stephanie FergusonRecently, a book was published recounting the history of the UCLA Economics Department. This book, written by David R. Henderson and Steven Globerman, discusses some of the most important economists at UCLA during the 1970s: Armen Alchian, Harold Demsetz, Sam Peltzman, Benjamin Klein, Robert Clower, Axel Leijonhufvud, Jack Hirshleifer, William Allen, and George Hilton. To […]
Lee Ohanian op-ed on Low Labor Productivity Growth
/in News /by Stephanie FergusonIn this op-ed in The Hill, UCLA Professor Lee Ohanian argues that Washington should address historically low labor productivity growth.
Natalie Bau op-ed on Learning In Pakistani Schools
/in News /by Stephanie FergusonIn this op-ed published in Dawn, Natalie Bau and Jishnu Das measure learning in Pakistani schools and provide new evidence that learning is fragile, with children forgetting much of what they know from year to year.
Simon Board becomes Editor of Theoretical Economics
/in News /by Stephanie FergusonOn July 1st, Simon Board took over as lead Editor of Theoretical Economics after spending four years as Co-Editor. Theoretical Economics is the leading journal in economic theory. It is open access and is a journal of the Econometric Society.
Martin Hackmann wins the Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award
/in News, Uncategorized /by Stephanie FergusonCongratulations to Martin Hackmann, the winner of the Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award for best undergraduate teaching in Spring 2021! Martin Hackmann won this award while teaching ECON 131: Economics of Health and Healthcare. This course provides an economic analysis of health and healthcare. It includes presentations of several detailed economic models, including models […]
New Department Leadership
/in News /by Stephanie FergusonOn July 1st, Jinyong Hahn took over as Chair of the Department of Economics, taking over from Dora Costa. During her time as Chair, Dora introduced innovations to all aspects of the department. At the undergraduate level, the department obtained a STEM classification of the Economics major, reformed the undergraduate econometrics sequence, introduced new two-unit […]
LIFE-M Launches Undergraduate Research Lab
/in News /by Stephanie FergusonThe LIFE-M project, short for the Longitudinal, Intergenerational Family Electronic Microdata Project, is pleased to announce the creation of a new research lab. In June 2021, the LIFE-M Lab appointed two undergraduate Research Fellows, Li Zhijian and Zach Wrubel, to conduct research on intergenerational mobility and health and the long-run effects of early childhood interventions […]