The department would like to congratulate Marek Pycia for winning the Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Professor Pycia’s Econ 106D course discusses the design and use of markets and other institutions to solve problems of matching markets and resource allocation. The course uses both theory and case studies to help […]
In a recent article in the business section of the Los Angeles Times titled “The Fed took bold steps to books the economy. Will undoing one of them rattle markets?”, UCLA’s Lee Ohanian was asked what he thought about the moved the Fed had made. The article discusses how the Federal Reserve bought up trillions […]
The allure of the investment industry has long attracted numerous successful UCLA alumni. For Gary Ghazarian, it was no exception. With over 25 years’ experience in the field, he currently serves as the Director of Operations for Marketable Securities at leading alternative investment firm Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. Having pursued a degree in Economics at […]
Martin Hackmann’s article titled “The Return to Nursing: Evidence from a Parental Leave Program” was featured in the latest edition of the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health. The NBER article discusses the difficulties of quantifying nurses’ contributions to patient health. The article then cites Professor Hackmann’s article as a much needed study to fill […]
2005 Professor Harry Simons Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for the Study of Accounting Recipient Biography: Masuma is an international student from New Delhi, India. Hailing from a middle class family it was always her desire to pursue her higher education in the United States. Being the only child it was tough for her parents to send […]
2005 Business Economics Scholarship Recipient Biography: Tara Syed is a 4th year Business Economics major and will be graduating in June of 2006. She is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and would like to return there upon graduation. She is very interested in community service, and is an active member of the Bruin […]
2005 Jeffrey W. Baus ’59 Scholarship Recipient Biography: Qingling came from China to the U.S. four years ago. After attending two years of junior college- Cerro-Coso Community College and Antelope Valley College, she transferred to UCLA in the fall 2004. She is currently a fourth year Business Economics major with a minor in Accounting and […]
2005 The Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Scholarship Recipient Biography: Jennifer Sihn is currently a fourth-year student at UCLA majoring in Business Economics and minoring in Accounting. Future Plans: After graduating from UCLA, Jennifer plans to work as a Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young. In the long run, she hopes to go to law school […]
2005 Robert D. & Margaret A. Wark Memorial Scholarship Recipient Biography: Michael L. Powell is a community college transfer student from West Valley College in Northern California and the first person in his immediate family to attend a university. He is currently a fifth year undergraduate at UCLA, simultaneously pursuing a BA in economics with […]
2005 Professor Harry Simons Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for the Study of Accounting Recipient Biography: Raj Patel is a fourth-year student at UCLA with majors in Business Economics and Political Science and a minor in Accounting. Raj is president of Beta Alpha Psi professional honors society and is an officer of the Student Accounting Society, two […]
