Congratulations to Harold Demsetz for Lifetime Achievement Award

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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 […]

Till von Wachter quoted in MyNewsLA

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Professor Till von Wachter’s reviews and comments on the effect of the Los Angeles wage hike on the economy were mentioned in MyNewsLA. Link: http://mynewsla.com/government/2015/05/05/city-council-to-discuss-peer-assessment-for-raising-minimum-wage/

In Memoriam: George W. Hilton

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It is with deep sadness that we mourn the death of our colleague George W. Hilton who, at the age of 89, died of heart failure on August 4, 2014. George had requested that we print the obituary that he composed Read More Here.

Welcome New Faculty Members

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We are pleased to announce Professor John Asker who obtained Ph.D in Economics from Harvard University, Assistant Professor David Atkin who obtained Ph.D in Economics at Princeton University and Assistant Professor Francois Geerolf who completed his Ph.D at Sciences Po(Paris).

In Memoriam: Michael D. Intriligator

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It is with deep sadness that we mourn the death of our colleague Michael Intriligator. Once aware of the seriousness of his illness, Mike faced his prospects with the same courage, determination and equanimity that characterized his very full and productive life. Read more

Wall Street Journal featured op-ed by Lee Ohanian

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Lee Ohanian is professor of economics at UCLA, associate director at the Center for the Advanced Study in Economic Efficiency, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Edward Prescott, the 2004 Nobel laureate in economics, is professor of economics and director at the Center for the Advanced Study in Economic Efficiency at Arizona State […]