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In the VoxDev Development Economics podcast, UCLA Professor Adriana Lleras-Muney explores the complex relationship between poverty and health, the forces that shape it, and what policymakers can do to improve outcomes. The podcast can be found here.
A paper by UCLA economist Martha Bailey, “The Economics of Childbearing: Trends, Progress, and Challenges,” is featured in a recent New York Times article on fertility trends in the United States. The article highlights Bailey’s analysis of recent declines in U.S. fertility, emphasizing that lower birth rates may reflect delayed childbearing rather than a permanent decision to forgo motherhood. […]
Ryan Longmuir, a graduate student in the Department of Economics, has been named one of three recipients of the UC President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellowship for 2026–2027. The fellowship supports graduate students who are interested in pursuing academic careers and helps prepare them for future roles in the professoriate. More information about the fellowship is available here.
In early March, alumni from a wide range of fields returned to our beautiful campus for the Economics in Action conference. Students in two courses—U.S. Economic History and Introduction to Urban and Regional Economics—had spent weeks preparing research projects to present to visiting alumni. Working in groups of four, students delivered 15-minute presentations followed by […]
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