Former PhD Student Jingyi Huang Awarded the Allan Nevins Prize for Best Dissertation
Former UCLA economics PhD student Jingyi Huang has been awarded the Allan Nevins Prize for the best dissertation in U.S. economic history from the Economic History Association. This prize is a notable recognition of Huang’s work and puts her on the path of major contribution to the field for years to come. After completion of […]
Rosa Matzkin elected 2023 Econometric Society President
Rosa Matzkin, Charles E. Davidson Professor of Economics, has been elected 2023 Econometric Society president. The official announcement can be found here. More about the Econometric Society can be found here.
PhD Student Giovanni Righi Awarded Doctoral Grant from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth
PhD student Giovanni Righi has been awarded a doctoral grant for 2022-2023 from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. More information about the grant can be found here.
Andres Santos and Oleg Itskhoki Named Econometrics Society Fellows
UCLA professors Andres Santos and Oleg Itskhoki were named Econometric Society Fellows. More information about the Econometric Society can be found here. The full list of fellows can be found here.
Oleg Itshokhi in Business Insider
UCLA Professor Oleg Itskhoki makes a cameo appearance in the Business Insider article “Fewer Chinese Students May Hurt the US Economy.” The article can be found here.
Michael Rubens Named Young Economists´ Essay Award Winner by EARIE
Michael Rubens won the 2022 Young Economists´ Essay Award Winner presented by the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE). The Young Economists´ Essay Award is awarded annually to 3 authors under the age of 35, who are less than 5 years from their PhD defense, during EARIE’s annual conference. More information about the […]
Bloomberg Interview with Clark Medal Winner Oleg Itskhoki
On August 2, 2022, Bloomberg interviewed UCLA Professor and recent Clark Medal winner Oleg Itskhoki. The full interview can be read here.
Simon Board Awarded Spring 2022 Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award
Simon Board won the Spring 2022 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 dynamics of strategic […]
Oleg Itskhoki in the New Yorker
UCLA Professor Oleg Itskhoki makes a cameo appearance in the New Yorker article “Is Selling Shares in Yourself the way of the Future?” The article can be found here.
Lee Ohanian testifies before the U.S. Senate on housing policies
UCLA Professor Lee Ohanian testified before the U.S. Senate on July 20, 2022 on housing policies. The C-SPAN video of the hearing is available here.
