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.…
By Daniel Haanwinckel
A recent article by The Brookings Institution argues that income inequality is “a major issue of our time” and cautions that “an increasingly unequal society can weaken trust in public institutions and undermine democratic governance.” That concern …
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 …
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. …
By Pablo Fajgelbaum
In 2018-19, a major trade conflict started between the US and China. The US imposed tariffs on about $350 billion worth of Chinese imports, and China retaliated by levying tariffs on an additional $100 billion worth of …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
By Andrew Atkeson
Since the early 1980’s, the residents of the United States (households, firms, and governments) have consistently spent more than they earn, and, as a result, the U.S. has run current account deficits with respect to the rest …
