Jerry Hausman gives Inaugural MAE Lecture
Jerry Hausman, the John and Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT, gave the inaugural Lecture of the Masters in Applied Economics Distinguished Speakers Series. The talk was entitled “Future Productivity: Pessimistic and Optimistic Viewpoints” and discussed the future evolution of productivity. Professor Hausman spoke about the changing roles of human and intellectual capital, and […]
Lee Ohanian on Trump’s economics plan
The following is from the San Diego Tribune Trump policies not good for growth, says UCLA economist On the eve of inauguration day, UCLA economist Lee Ohanian told a local audience Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s policies may not achieve his desired levels of economic growth and job gains. Speaking to the San Diego Regional […]
UCLA ranks #1 in Economic Mobility
In a recent study by economist Raj Chetty and coauthors ranks UCLA at #1 in their economic mobility index. In particular, 19.2% of UCLA students come from the bottom 40% of the income distribution, and 8.3% from the bottom 20%, more than any other elite university. See the New York Times article and the mobility statistics on UCLA
Adriana Lleras-Muney Named by President as a Top Scientist
On January 9th, President Obama named Adriana Lleras-Muney as a recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. “I congratulate these outstanding scientists and engineers on their impactful work,” President […]
Conference in honor of Hugo Hopenhayn
This weekend the department hosted a conference in honor of Hugo Hopenhayn. Since receiving his Ph.D. from Minnesota, Professor Hopenhayn has made fundamental contributions to industrial organization, macroeconomics and finance. Professor Hopenhayn is perhaps best known for his work on the evolution of industries, where he has provided elegant, tractable and quantitatively accurate models of […]
Op-Ed by Lee Ohanian in San Francisco Chronicle
Professor Lee Ohanian wrote an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle on President-elect Donald Trump’s economic plan. http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/What-adds-up-and-what-doesn-t-in-Trump-s-10616888.php
Pierre-Olivier Weill featured in the Economist
Professor Pierre-Olivier Weill’s research was featured in an Economist article on the relationship between housing prices and economic, social, and geographic conditions. article: http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21709974-prices-are-diverging-geographic-social-and-ethnic-lines-those-have?frsc=dg%7Cc
New Book by Leah Boustan
Professor Leah Boustan published a book entitled “Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migrants in Northern Cities and Labor Markets”. This builds on her 10 years of research into the great migration carried out at UCLA. You can buy the book from Amazon. A Quick Overview: From 1940 to 1970, nearly four million black migrants left […]
Welcome New Faculty Members
The Department of Economics is pleased to introduce our new faculty members: Assistant Professor Youssef Benzarti (Ph.D. 2016, University of California, Berkeley) Assistant Professor Michela Giorcelli (Ph.D. 2016, Stanford University) Assistant Professor Martin Hackmann (Ph.D. 2014, Yale University, previously an Assistant Professor at Pennsylvania State University) Also joining us this year as a Visiting Professor […]
New book by Roger Farmer
Professor Roger Farmer’s new book, Prosperity for All: How to Prevent Financial Crises, was published this month by Oxford University Press. The book is available on Amazon. Learn more about the book on his website. In my book Prosperity for All: How to Prevent Financial Crises,I draw on evidence not just from the 1930s, but also from […]
