UCLA Professor Felipe Goncalves Receives Grant from the Russell Sage Foundation
The Russell Sage Foundation awarded UCLA Professor Felipe Concalves a grant to study economic inequality. A description of the project titled “The Geography of Race, Poverty, Crime, and Policing”, and details of the award can be found here.
UCLA Professor John Riley Receives Honorary Doctorate from The University of Canterbury
UCLA Emeritus Distinguished Professor John Riley has been awarded a honorary Doctorate of Commerce from the University of Canterbury, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Commerce in Economics in 1969. Professor Riley is one of the world leaders in the area of auctions and mechanism design. The announcement […]
Simon Board Awarded the Spring 2023 Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award
Simon Board won the Spring 2023 Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award for his new class “Econ 106S: Competitive Strategy”. This class uses a combination of economic principles and case studies to discuss the economic forces underlying successful business strategy. Specifically, it teaches students to identify sources of sustainable competitive advantage and to understand the […]
Ph.D. Student Sungwoo Cho Wins the First Summit Consulting Fellowship
We are delighted to report that Sungwoo Cho is the first winner of the Summit Consulting Fellowship. The Summit Fellowship is awarded to graduate students advancing economics through creative use of data. Sungwoo is looking at the use of robots/machines to call balls and strikes in professional baseball. He had data on all pitches in […]
UCLA Department of Economics Commencement on June 17, 2023
The UCLA Department of Economics will recognize the students who are graduating with a degree in Economics or Business Economics at its commencement on Saturday June 17, at 6:00 p.m in Pauley Pavilion. For more information go to: https://economics.ucla.edu/2023commencement. Congratulations Class of 2023!
UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Elected a Fellow of the Society of Labor Economists
Professor Martha Bailey was elected a fellow of the society of labor economists. By the honorary title of Fellow, the Society recognizes labor economists who have made contributions of unusual distinction to the field. A complete list of Fellows can be found here.
Paper by UCLA Professor William Zame featured in Money
The paper “Index Funds, Asset Prices and the Welfare of Investors” by UCLA Professor William Zame and coauthor Martin Schmalz (Oxford) was recently featured in Money. It concludes that, as index funds become cheaper and more widely available, the price of stocks will increase reducing their returns and therefore the investors’ welfare. The Money article can be […]
UCLA Professor Juliana Londono-Velez receives the Spencer Foundation Large Research Grant on Education
UCLA Professor Juliana Londono-Velez was awarded the Spencer Foundation Large Research Grant on Education for her project “Merit financial aid for low-income students and social mobility.” The grant supports education research projects that contribute to the improvement of education. More details can be found here.
UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Appears on PBS News Hour
UCLA Professor Martha Bailey was interviewed by PBS News Hour to discuss the increase in the U.S. fertility rate during the COVID pandemic. The PBS video can be found here.
The Washington Post Discusses a Paper by UCLA Professor Martha Bailey
A Washington Post article discusses the paper “The COVID-19 Baby Bump: The Unexpected Increase in U.S. Fertility Rates in Response to the Pandemic,” by UCLA Professor Martha Bailey and coauthors Janet Currie and Hannes Schwandt. The Washington Post article can be found here. The paper, which studies the relationship between the pandemic and fertility rates […]
