Till von Wachter’s research featured in the Wall Street Journal
Professor Till von Wachter’s research was featured in the Wall Street Journal “The Recession’s Economic Trauma Has Left Enduring Scars.”
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Women Working Longer: Labor Market Implications of Providing Family Care
/in EDI/by Stephanie FergusonBy Kathleen McGarry and Sean Fahle The labor force participation rates of women have risen dramatically over the past several decades. Much has been made of the increase in the numbers of women with young children who are now participating in the labor market despite the demands on their time at home. At older ages, […]
Lloyd Shapley, 2012 Nobel Laureate, has died
/in News, Uncategorized/by Joe LukWe are saddened to announce that Professor Emeritus Lloyd Shapley passed away on March 12th at the age of 92. Professor Shapley was a co-recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics. You can read more about Professor Shapley here
Leah Boustan received funding from Russell Sage Foundation
/in News/by adminLeah Boustan received funding from the Russell Sage Foundation to investigate the pace of cultural assimilation among European immigrants to the United States in the Age of Mass Migration, 1850-1920. http://www.russellsage.org/awarded-project/cultural-assimilation-during-age-mass-migration
Till von Wachter featured in the New York Times
/in News/by adminResearch by Till von Wachter was featured in the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/business/economy/economists-take-aim-at-wealth-inequality.html
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/by webteamCongratulations Class of 2015!
/in News, Uncategorized/by Joe LukWith honored guests, Duff and Morris Goldman, and the Economics Department offer their congratulations to over 800 Business Economics, Economics, and Math/Economics students who completed their degrees this year! 657 of our graduates and approximately 4500 guests watched Duff Goldman ( Ace of Cakes) and his father Morris Goldman (UCLA, Ph.D. in Economics, 1972) deliver the […]
Till von Wachter featured in USA TODAY
/in News/by adminProf. Till von Wachter’s study in the American Economic Journal found that college students who graduate in a weak labor market initially lose 9% of their annual earnings on average, but erase those losses in 10 years. Article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/05/23/college-grads-jobs/27801847/
Congratulations to John Asker for Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award
/in News, Uncategorized/by Joe LukJohn Asker's article, “Raising Retailers' Profits: On Vertical Practices and the Exclusion of Rivals,” (American Economic Review, 104(2), 672-686, 2014) has been awarded thirteenth annual Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award for Antitrust Scholarship, for the best economics article in 2014. The award places particular emphasis on scholarship that reflects a concern for principles […]
Leah Platt Boustan quoted in the Voice of America
/in News/by adminProf. Leah Platt Boustan’s research on immigrant patterns found that immigrants are more likely to hold a bachelor’s degree and higher degrees than native born Americans. http://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2015/05/08/this-us-ethnic-group-makes-the-most-money/
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