Summer Classes
New freshmen: Econ 1 Principles of Microeconomics. Sessions A and C Econ 2 Principles of Macroeconomics. Sessions A and C Transfer students: Econ 11 Microeconomic Theory, I. Sessions A and C Econ 41 Statistics for Economists. Session A Upper division courses required for all majors: Econ 101 Microeconomic Theory, II. Sessions A and C Econ […]
Till von Wachter’s research featured in the Wall Street Journal
Professor Till von Wachter’s research was featured in the Wall Street Journal “The Recession’s Economic Trauma Has Left Enduring Scars.”
Lloyd Shapley, 2012 Nobel Laureate, has died
We are saddened to announce that Professor Emeritus Lloyd Shapley passed away on March 12th at the age of 92. Professor Shapley was a co-recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics. You can read more about Professor Shapley here
Leah Boustan received funding from Russell Sage Foundation
Leah Boustan received funding from the Russell Sage Foundation to investigate the pace of cultural assimilation among European immigrants to the United States in the Age of Mass Migration, 1850-1920. http://www.russellsage.org/awarded-project/cultural-assimilation-during-age-mass-migration
Till von Wachter featured in the New York Times
Research by Till von Wachter was featured in the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/business/economy/economists-take-aim-at-wealth-inequality.html
Congratulations Class of 2015!
With honored guests, Duff and Morris Goldman, and the Economics Department offer their congratulations to over 800 Business Economics, Economics, and Math/Economics students who completed their degrees this year! 657 of our graduates and approximately 4500 guests watched Duff Goldman ( Ace of Cakes) and his father Morris Goldman (UCLA, Ph.D. in Economics, 1972) deliver the […]
Till von Wachter featured in USA TODAY
Prof. Till von Wachter’s study in the American Economic Journal found that college students who graduate in a weak labor market initially lose 9% of their annual earnings on average, but erase those losses in 10 years. Article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/05/23/college-grads-jobs/27801847/
Congratulations to John Asker for Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award
John Asker's article, “Raising Retailers' Profits: On Vertical Practices and the Exclusion of Rivals,” (American Economic Review, 104(2), 672-686, 2014) has been awarded thirteenth annual Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award for Antitrust Scholarship, for the best economics article in 2014. The award places particular emphasis on scholarship that reflects a concern for principles […]
Leah Platt Boustan quoted in the Voice of America
Prof. Leah Platt Boustan’s research on immigrant patterns found that immigrants are more likely to hold a bachelor’s degree and higher degrees than native born Americans. http://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2015/05/08/this-us-ethnic-group-makes-the-most-money/
Congratulations to Harold Demsetz for Lifetime Achievement Award
Harold Demsetz is the winner of the inaugural Elinor Ostrom Lifetime Achievement Award. This great honor is presented by the International Society of New Institutional Economics (ISNIE) once every two years and is given to an individual who has distinguished themselves by making sustained and significant contributions to institutional and organizational economics. The Award presentation […]
