Journal of Economic Perspective Article Discusses the Contributions of Clark Medal Winner Oleg Itskhoki
A Journal of Economic Perspective article written by UCLA Professor Andrew Atkeson and IMF Managing Director Gita Gopinath discusses the fundamental contributions to international macroeconomics and international trade of UCLA Professor Oleg Itskhoki, the 2022 John Bates Clark Medal winner. The article can be found here.
Paper by Oleg Itskhoki Wins the Robert E. Lucas Jr. Prize
The Robert E. Lucas Jr. Prize was awarded to UCLA Professor Oleg Itskhoki and his coauthor Dmitry Mukhin for the paper “Exchange Rate Disconnect in General Equilibrium”, which was published in the Journal of Political Economy. The Robert E. Lucas Jr. Prize is awarded biannually for the most interesting paper in the area of Dynamic Economics […]
Article by Will Rafey Featured in Science
A paper by UCLA Professor Will Rafey was highlighted in Science. It studies how water markets boost farms’ outputs. The Science issue can be found here. The paper published by Professor Rafey can be found here.
Professor Shem-Tov’s Paper featured in NBER Digest
The January 2023 issue of NBER Digest features UCLA Professor Yotam Shem-Tov’s paper on health and social outcomes of veterans with combat deployment. The NBER Digest January issue an be found here.
The Society for Economic Dynamics features Professor Itskhoki’s Research Agenda
The Society for Economic Dynamics published on their website UCLA Professor Oleg Itskhoki’s research agenda on exchange rates. The article can be found here.
CNN interviews UCLA Professor Lee Ohanian
UCLA Professor Lee Ohanian was interviewed by CNN on the question: What if California seceded from the United States? The interview can be found here.
Natalie Bau Wins Excellence Award
Natalie Bau received the Excellence Award in Global Economics Affairs from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The Excellence Awards were created to promote young talent and are open to researchers and academics up to 35 years of age. Each laureate will be awarded a Research Fellowship at the Kiel Institute funded through separate […]
UCLA Received Honorable Mention in the Fed Challenge
For the second year in row, UCLA received honorable mention at the Fed Challenge. This result puts UCLA in the top 6 schools out of 84 participants. The Fed Challenge is a nationwide competition among colleges and universities in which student-teams formulate a monetary policy recommendation and present it to judges from the Fed. The team […]
UCLA Professor Bailey’s paper on COVID-19 and fertility receives broad media coverage
UCLA Professor Martha Bailey’s paper: “The COVID-19 Baby Bump: The Unexpected Increase in U.S. Fertility Rates in Response to the Pandemic,” joint with Janet Currie and Hannes Schwandt, receives broad media coverage in the most important outlets. It is featured in the Economist, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR’s Marketplace, CNN, Fortune, […]
UCLA Professor Martha Bailey receives the 2022 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award
UCLA Professor Martha Bailey is the recipient of the 2022 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. The Carolyn Shaw Bell Award is given annually to an individual who has furthered the status of women in the economics profession, through example, achievements, increasing our understanding of how women can advance in the economics profession, or mentoring others. The full announcement can be […]
