Golden Goose Award honors UCLA Nobel laureate Lloyd Shapley
/in News, Uncategorized /by Joe LukLloyd Shapley, a professor emeritus of economics and mathematics at UCLA who received the Nobel memorial prize in economics in December 2012, is one of the five newest honorees to receive the Golden Goose Award.(read more)
Congratulations to Till von Wachter for Best Paper Prize
/in News, Uncategorized /by Joe LukAssociate Professor Till von Wachter wins the 2013 AEJ:Applied prize for his paper The Short- and Long-Term Career Effects of Graduating in a Recession
Welcome New Faculty Members
/in News, Uncategorized /by Joe LukWe are pleased to announce Assistant Prof. Shuyang Sheng who obtained Ph.D in Economics at USC and Assistant Prof. Denis Chetverikov who obtained his Ph.D in Economics at MIT as new faculty members.
Farmer awarded economic science prize for new research
/in Uncategorized /byDistinguished professor of economics Roger Farmer has received prize winning recognition for new research. Read more on UCLA Today or Mines ParisTech
4th Alumni Conference
/in Uncategorized /byWe are pleased to announce that the UCLA Department of Economics Alumni Conference will be held on May 10, 2013. This one-day event is a great opportunity to strengthen the connections between alumni, students, and professors. Click here for more information.
Professor Emeritus Harold Demsetz : 2013 Distinguished Fellow of the American Economics Association
/in Uncategorized /byCongratulations to Professor Emeritus Harold Demsetz who has been selected as a 2013 Distinguished Fellow of the American Economics Association.
His fellow awardees were Stan Fischer, Jerry Hausman and Paul Joskow. This is a great honor to a colleague and friend who has for over forty years exemplified the best of the UCLA tradition.
UCLA Economics Department mentioned in May 2013 Esquire magazine article!
/in Uncategorized /byThe May 2013 edition of Esquire magazine features an article titled “How to Start a Business” with advice coming from Ace of Cakes founder, Duff Goldman and his father Morrie Goldman (a UCLA Economics alumnus).
In addition to providing advice about starting a successful business, the article includes recognition for the strength of UCLA's Economics department! Morrie Goldman states “A shout -out to UCLA's superb economics program- it changed my life for the better.”
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In Memoriam: Armen A. Alchian
/in Uncategorized /byArmen Alchian was born on April 12, 1914 in Fresno, California. In 1932 he attended Fresno State College, and transferred to Stanford in 1934. He obtained his B.A. from Stanford in 1936. He continued at Stanford as a graduate student More
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