UCLA Economics | Department of Economics

Our Mission
“UCLA’s Economics Department has two interlocking objectives. We conduct cutting edge research by developing new methodologies and applying them to understand society’s most critical issues. We also seek to train the next generation of economic leaders in the private sector, government and academia.”
Juliana Londoño Vélez awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship
Introduction to UCLA Economics
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William F. Sharpe Fellowship
The UCLA Department of Economics and its alumni Board of Visitors created the William Sharpe Fellowship in 2008 as a way to engage UCLA alumni in supporting the career and professional development needs of undergraduate students at UCLA. Named in honor of Nobel Prize-winning economist who received his B.A and Ph.D. from UCLA, the program has been successful in bringing together top employers with our brightest students.
Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program
The Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program is intended to prepare students for a wide range of careers in which they will be faced with the challenge of evaluating investment opportunities and making active decisions to direct capital to enhance value.
Alumni Career Engagement
UCLA Alumni Career Engagement builds connections with UCLA alumni, community members and employers to help students develop academic and professional skills in preparation for life after university. Experiential learning and real-world experiences are provided through a variety of programs for all UCLA students.
Master of Quantitative Economics
Learn from internationally recognized faculty & business leaders and participate in applied business and analytics projects with global companies

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Commencement

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News

UCLA Professor Pablo Fajgelbaum Receives the Inaugural Amartya Sen Economics Prize

October 7, 2026

UCLA Professor Pablo Fajgelbaum has been named the inaugural…

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Receives the College Lecture Award

October 7, 2026

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey has received the inaugural UCLA…

UCLA Professor Will Rafey Featured on AEA Research Highlights Podcast

July 6, 2026

UCLA economist Will Rafey is featured on the American Economic…

UCLA Professor Juliana Londoño Vélez Named Associate Editor at the Journal of Public Economics

July 6, 2026

UCLA Professor Juliana Londoño Vélez has been appointed as…

Research Spotlight

Can a Temporary Boom Affect Productivity for Decades?

August 5, 2026

By Ekaterina Gurkova Ekaterina Gurkova Spain’s housing boom of the 2000s is usually remembere …
What Schools and Students Don’t Know About Each Other

May 11, 2026

How hidden information shapes match quality in medical education By Martin B. Hackmann Martin B. Hac …

Alumni Interviews

Aaron Behle

Aaron Behle “Never pass up on a free meal” might sound like cheeky advice for a college student stru …
April Franco

April Franco Entrepreneurship and academic research are two words that are rarely used in the same c …

Featured Faculty

Recent Publications

The Review of Economic Studies

A Q-Theory of Banks

Juliane Begenau , Saki Bigio , Jeremy Majerovitz , Matias Vieyra

American Economic Review

Conservation Priorities and Environmental Offsets: Markets for Florida Wetlands

Will Rafey, Daniel Aronoff

Econometrica

Why Do Workers Dislike Inflation? Wage Erosion and Conflict Costs

Joao Guerreiro, Jonathon Hazell, Chen Lian, Christina Patterson

Events

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October 8, 2026

Mark Whitmeyer (ASU)
October 8, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm in Bunche Hall 9383

Bins
Workshop in Economic Theory - Mark Whitmeyer (ASU)

October 8, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Bunche Hall 9383

Bins

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October 9, 2026

Applied Miniconference
October 9, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm in CCPR

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM:
Emily Owens (UCI)
Does Management Matter? Evidence from Indigent Defense in Texas

10:35 AM - 11:25 AM:
Derek Neal (UChicago)
The Impacts of Parole Supervision

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM:
Felipe Goncalves (UCLA)
Selection Bias and Racial Disparities in Police Use of Force

2:35 PM - 3:25 PM:
Jeff Grogger (UChicago)
Explaining the Predictive Performance of Police in Cases of Domestic Abuse

3:40 PM - 4:30 PM:
Steve Raphael (UC Berkeley)
Preventing Driving Under the Influence (DUI): An Evaluation of Mandatory Use of Ignition Interlock Devices Among Those Convicted of a DUI
Albert Family Fund Seminar in Applied Microeconomics - Econ 269 - Applied Miniconference

October 9, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
CCPR

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM:
Emily Owens (UCI)
Does Management Matter? Evidence from Indigent Defense in Texas

10:35 AM - 11:25 AM:
Derek Neal (UChicago)
The Impacts of Parole Supervision

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM:
Felipe Goncalves (UCLA)
Selection Bias and Racial Disparities in Police Use of Force

2:35 PM - 3:25 PM:
Jeff Grogger (UChicago)
Explaining the Predictive Performance of Police in Cases of Domestic Abuse

3:40 PM - 4:30 PM:
Steve Raphael (UC Berkeley)
Preventing Driving Under the Influence (DUI): An Evaluation of Mandatory Use of Ignition Interlock Devices Among Those Convicted of a DUI

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October 10, 2026

VonGremp Workshop in Economic and Entreprenurial History - History Miniconference

October 10, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
CCPR

Shari Eli (Toronto)

Marcella Alsan (Stanford)

Pier Paolo Creanza (Swarthmore)

Gary Richardson (UCI)

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History Miniconference
October 10, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm in CCPR

Shari Eli (Toronto)

Marcella Alsan (Stanford)

Pier Paolo Creanza (Swarthmore)

Gary Richardson (UCI)

October 12, 2026

Ettinger Fund Workshop in Macroeconomics - Pete Klenow (Stanford)

October 12, 2026 11:40 am - 12:55 pm
Bunche 9383

Idea Rents and Firm Growth

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Pete Klenow (Stanford)
October 12, 2026 11:40 am - 12:55 pm in Bunche 9383

Idea Rents and Firm Growth
Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Practice Job Talk - TJ Hedin

October 12, 2026 1:05 pm - 2:20 pm
Bunche 9383

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Practice Job Talk - TJ Hedin
October 12, 2026 1:05 pm - 2:20 pm in Bunche 9383

October 13, 2026

Proseminar in Monetary and Macroeconomics Economics - Econ 228 - Macro Proseminar - Ali Ismail

October 13, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Bunche 9383

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Macro Proseminar - Ali Ismail
October 13, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in Bunche 9383
Proseminar in Economic Theory - Econ 218 - Toshihiko Hirasawa

October 13, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Bunche 9294

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Toshihiko Hirasawa
October 13, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm in Bunche 9294
Albert Family Fund Proseminar in Applied Microeconomics (RAW) - Econ 268 - Practice Job Talk - Maria Elene Guerrero

October 13, 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Bunche 9383

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Practice Job Talk - Maria Elene Guerrero
October 13, 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm in Bunche 9383

Our Mission

Juliana Londoño Vélez awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

Introduction to UCLA Economics

William F. Sharpe Fellowship

Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program

Alumni Career Engagement

Master of Quantitative Economics

Summer Programs

Commencement

Merchandise

News

UCLA Professor Pablo Fajgelbaum Receives the Inaugural Amartya Sen Economics Prize

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Receives the College Lecture Award

UCLA Professor Will Rafey Featured on AEA Research Highlights Podcast

UCLA Professor Juliana Londoño Vélez Named Associate Editor at the Journal of Public Economics

Research Spotlight

Can a Temporary Boom Affect Productivity for Decades?

What Schools and Students Don’t Know About Each Other

Alumni Interviews

Aaron Behle

April Franco

Featured Faculty

Yotam Shem-Tov

Ariel Burstein

Jay Lu

Recent Publications

A Q-Theory of Banks

Conservation Priorities and Environmental Offsets: Markets for Florida Wetlands

Why Do Workers Dislike Inflation? Wage Erosion and Conflict Costs

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