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UCLA Professor Martha Bailey’s Research on U.S. Fertility Featured in The New York Times

February 28, 2026

A new paper by UCLA economist Martha Bailey, “The Economics…

Juliana Londoño Vélez awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

February 17, 2026

We are delighted to congratulate Professor Juliana Londoño Vélez,…

Peilin Rao, an undergraduate student in the Economics Department, was selected for UCLA’s 2026 URC-HASS Undergraduate Research Fellows Program

January 6, 2026

Peilin Rao, a double major in Economics and Mathematics of Computation, was…

Paper by UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Featured in the New York Times

January 5, 2026

The paper “ Does Increasing Financial Access to Contraception…

Research Spotlight

How a Historic Corporate Tax Cut Reshaped the U.S. Economy

September 2, 2025

By Patrick Kennedy In a sweeping one-time test of corporate tax policy, UCLA economist Patrick Kenne …
Is International Trade Draining Our Water?

July 7, 2025

By Levi Crews Levi Crews It’s an all-too-familiar headline: “In the midst of drought, California far …

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Lauren Lucido Watkins

Ever since the 5th grade, Lauren Lucido Watkins knew she wanted to be a Bruin. There was no rhyme or …
Karen Williams

Karen Williams Karen Williams’ success as a businesswoman, educator, and leader are testament to her …

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American Economic Review

The Negligible Effect of Free Contraception on Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Burkina Faso

Pascaline Dupas, Seema Jayachandran, Adriana Lleras-Muney and Pauline Rossi

Journal of Political Economy

Combating Political Corruption with Policy Bundles

Frederico Finan and Maurizio Mazzocco

The Quarterly Journal of Economics

The Race Between Education, Technology, and the Minimum Wage

Jonathan Vogel

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Juliana Londoño Vélez awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

2025 Job Market Candidates

Introduction to UCLA Economics

William F. Sharpe Fellowship

Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program

Alumni Career Engagement

Master of Quantitative Economics

Commencement

Job Market Candidates

Merchandise

Summer Programs

News

UCLA Professor Martha Bailey’s Research on U.S. Fertility Featured in The New York Times

Juliana Londoño Vélez awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

Peilin Rao, an undergraduate student in the Economics Department, was selected for UCLA’s 2026 URC-HASS Undergraduate Research Fellows Program

Paper by UCLA Professor Martha Bailey Featured in the New York Times

Research Spotlight

How a Historic Corporate Tax Cut Reshaped the U.S. Economy

Is International Trade Draining Our Water?

Alumni Interviews

Lauren Lucido Watkins

Karen Williams

Featured Faculty

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The Negligible Effect of Free Contraception on Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Burkina Faso

Combating Political Corruption with Policy Bundles

The Race Between Education, Technology, and the Minimum Wage

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