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Martha Bailey’s Research Featured in Anderson Review
/in NewsUCLA’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 May 2021 issue of Anderson Review. UCLA Anderson Review is a window into the cutting-edge research of expert faculty who are drawn to […]
Pierre-Olivier Weill wins the Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award
/in News, UncategorizedCongratulations to Pierre-Olivier Weill, the winner of the Warren C. Scoville Distinguished Teaching Award for best undergraduate teaching in Winter 2021! Pierre-Olivier Weill won this award while teaching ECON 106V: Investments. This course introduces the principles of investment and portfolio theory. Topics include optimal portfolio construction, fixed income analysis, option pricing theory, and active portfolio […]
MFA Best Paper Award in Asset Pricing: Oleg Itskhoki
/in NewsA big congratulations to UCLA Professor Oleg Itskhoki for winning The Midwest Finance Association Best Paper Award in Asset Pricing for his paper “Mussa Puzzle Redux”, with Dmitry Mukhin (University of Wisconsin-Madison). Mussa (1986) documented a sharp simultaneous increase in the volatility of both nominal and real exchange rates after the end of the Bretton Woods […]
Claudia Martinez
/in Alumni InterviewTroy Aikman isn’t the only Bruin who has helped Fox Sports become one of the leaders in sports entertainment. Behind the scenes, another UCLA graduate works tirelessly on the sports fans know and love. Claudia Martinez hails from the San Fernando Valley in California where she was raised in a household with a father who […]
The Intergeneration Impact of the Freedman’s Bank Failure
/in EDI-Grad Student Research Spotlight, Research SpotlightIn the U.S. today, there exist large racial disparity in economic outcomes. In wealth, the median white household had more than ten times the wealth of the median African American household. Addressing the racial gap in economic outcomes is a particularly pressing issue as studies have shown that these gaps are persistent. Compared to white […]
Ben Graham Chair Inauguration
/in News, UncategorizedOn Tuesday, the Department of Economics installed Professor Simon Board as the inaugural holder of the Benjamin Graham Centennial Chair in Value Investing. This new Chair helps strengthen our Value Investing Program, which teaches students how to value stocks, with a commitment to objectivity, rationality and a heavy dose of humility. In his talk, Professor […]
Mila Skulkina
/in UncategorizedBoard of Visitors Mila Skulkina BA ‘01 Portfolio Manager, Lord, Abbett & Co. Mila Skulkina, CFA is a Portfolio Manager at Lord Abbett, focusing on Emerging Market Fixed Income strategies. Ms. Skulkina leads the firm’s ESG Sovereign analysis and integration for Emerging Markets. She is a frequent speaker on these and other topics at various conferences. Prior to joining Lord […]
Michael C. Iracondo
/in UncategorizedBoard of Visitors Michael C. Iracondo, BA ’91 Managing Director – Global Treasury, The Clorox Company Michael provides leadership for Clorox’s cash and banking activities worldwide, managing bank relationships, developing and executing capital structure decisions involving investment, borrowing and debt issuance activities, and supporting the Company’s dividend policy and share repurchase activities. His responsibilities also […]
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