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Below is a reminiscence for Professor Bill Allen, who passed away on January 15, 2021, from former student Suheil Kawar (UCLA Econ Ph.D. – 1974). Dear Dr. Costa, May I start by telling you how much I appreciate your efforts at maintaining contact with graduates of the UCLA Economics Program and enjoy reading about […]
On April 7, 2021, the Adam Smith Society held a lively debate on the merits and drawbacks of raising the minimum wage with UCLA professor Lee Ohanian and MIT professor Daron Acemoglu, moderated by the Wall Street Journal’s Eric Morath. (Hosted by CMU Tepper and Pitt Katz chapters.) The Adam Smith Society works to provide a venue where this discussion of […]
UCLA’s Martha J. Bailey, along with Brenden D. Timpe & Shuqiao Sun, had their paper Prep School for Poor Kids: The Long-Run Impacts of Head Start on Human Capital and Economic Self-Sufficiency featured in the April 2021 issue of The NBER Digest. The paper evaluates the long-run effects of Head Start using large-scale, restricted 2000-2018 Census-ACS data […]
2020 Robert D. & Margaret A. Wark Memorial Scholarship Award Recipient Biography: Christine Tseng is a third-year Pure Mathematics and Economics double major. Having seen education rescue her immigrant parents from a life of poverty in the countryside of Taiwan, Christine grew up in awe of the unparalleled power of education and now strives […]
2020 Robert D. & Margaret A. Wark Memorial Scholarship Recipient Biography: Ellie Taraska is a third year Economics major, who is hoping to double major in Statistics. She is from Boston, Massachusetts but now considers Los Angeles her home. On campus, Ellie currently serves as the Vice President of Finance for UCLA Panhellenic and […]
2020 Robert D. & Margaret A. Wark Memorial Scholarship Recipient Biography: Katia Arami is in her third and final year at UCLA, graduating with two degrees in Economics and International Development. Katia’s passion for economics began in high school as she became founder of the Young Investors Society, teaching principles of financial literacy and […]
2020 Professor Harry Simons Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for the Study of Accounting Recipient Biography: Siena Villegas (she/hers) was born and raised in the Bay Area, where she first developed an understanding of diverse identities, a passion for empathetic leadership, and a love for math. She is graduating from UCLA in 2021 with a B.A. […]
2020 Professor Harry Simons Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for the Study of Accounting Recipient Biography: Aeji Hyun is a third year Economics major and Accounting minor. At UCLA, Aeji is involved in various organizations including Korean Culture Night, Youth Empowerment Program, Kristos Campus Missions, and Spoon University. In her free time, Aeji enjoys reading, spending […]
2020 Professor Harry Simon’s Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for the Study of Accounting Recipient Biography: Bruce Hsu is a second-year at UCLA majoring in Business Economics and minoring in Accounting. After realizing the practicality of accounting in understanding businesses, he decided that he wanted to take as many accounting classes as possible, switching his major from […]
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