Entries by Stephanie Ferguson

UCLA Econ Places in The Fed Challenge

This year UCLA participated in the Federal Reserve Challenge for the first time.  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. …

Market power in rural labor markets

There are increasing worries about rising `market power’ of large corporations, both in the U.S.A. and across the globe. Powerful firms can reduce competition on many fronts. The usual worry is that insufficient competition harms consumers by pushing up prices …

Peter Moglia

On a brisk fall day in 1985, Peter Moglia entered UCLA’s campus as a nervous yet excited freshman, much like the rest of us. He was basking in his recent acceptance on appeal, prompting him to turn down two prestigious …

Natalie Bau featured in The Print

UCLA’s Natalie Bau was recently featured in ThePrint.in.  ThePrint.in is a news, analysis, opinion and knowledge venture, launched in August 2017 by editor Shekhar Gupta. It is sharply focused on politics and policy, government and governance. Its leadership team …