French President Emmanuel Macron’s ambitious goal of creating a vibrant and competitive French economy through major economic reforms came crashing down last week when riots over issues ranging from fuel taxes to inequality forced him to backpedal on some of his key reform ideas. With an approval rating of around 20 percent and plummeting, Macron […]
Berkeley–The California Policy Lab (CPL) was awarded a $1.2 million grant from the University of California’s Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives to leverage experts across the UC system to tackle complex problems that include homelessness and designing education and training to meet workforce needs. “With this grant, new scholars will provide expertise needed for projects […]
On Friday, November 30th, the California Policy Lab (CPL) hosted colleagues from the law enforcement and research communities for a conference on policing innovation and reform. Over the course of the day, participants heard from local and national law enforcement leaders, researchers, practitioners, and subject matter experts about the challenges of implementing policing reform on […]
UCLA Department of Economics Professors Andrew Atkeson and Pierre-Olivier Weill, along with UCLA Anderson School of Management professor Andrea Eisfeldt, and former UCLA Ph.D student Adrien D’Avernas, co-authored a paper for the 33rd Annual Conference on Macroeconomics (April 12-13, 2018). Their paper, Government Guarantees and the Valuation of American Banks, is currently featured on the National Bureau […]
A recent article in Bloomberg Opinion has cited a new study by UCLA Department of Economics Professor Martin Hackmann and University of Georgia professor Vincent Pohl. According to Bloomberg: The study uses comprehensive data on 1.4 million skilled nursing-home stays between 2000 and 2005 in California, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. It takes advantage of two facts. First, […]
Professor Dora Costa, Chair of UCLA’s Economics Department & Kenneth L. Sokoloff Chair in Economic History, was recently featured in The Atlantic for her paper, “Intergenerational transmission of paternal trauma among US Civil War ex-POWs.” According to The Atlantic: The most recent [article] is a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week by researchers […]
By John G. Riley, a Distinguished Professor of Economics at UCLA The UCLA Department of Economics is saddened to announce the passing of Professor Emeritus John J. McCall (February 28, 1933—September 24, 2018), he was 85 years old. John received his BA from University of Notre Dame and his MBA and in 1959 his PhD […]
The UCLA Department of Economics extends a heartfelt congratulations to Professor Kathleen McGarry on being elected to the National Senate for Phi Beta Kappa. Founded in 1776, it is the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society. It has chapters at 286 colleges and universities in the United States, nearly 50 alumni associations, and more than […]
Xin’s LinkedIn page, consisting of names that commonly adorn the tallest skyscrapers in Manhattan, reflects the illustrious career of the young alumnus. In the seven years following her departure from the Hills of Westwood, she has achieved what is considerable success for most people. However, Xin is not most people. Her propitious forays into the […]
This originally appeared in the August 24, 2018 print edition of the Wall Street Journal By Edward C. Presscott and Lee E. Ohanian. Lee E. Ohanian is a Professor of Economics, and Director of the Ettinger Family Program in Macroeconomic Research at UCLA. The economy isn’t on a “sugar high.” Pro-market policy improved incentives to work […]
