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Lower Division

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The Department of Economics’ undergraduate program provides rigorous training in theoretical and empirical economics. Students first take foundational courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. They can then take advanced courses in a broad array of fields (e.g., industrial organization, public finance, environmental economics, and international trade). The Microeconomics courses (Econ 1, 11, 101) study the […]

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Economics Courses

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The UCLA Department of Economics offers classes on a wide variety of topics and across several broad fields within Economics. Students begin with a strong foundation in the core areas of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. They then select courses from a set of upper division electives that address topics include microeconomic questions (How rational are […]

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Are banks now safer?

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UCLA Department of Economics Professors Andrew Atkeson and Pierre-Olivier Weill, along with UCLA Anderson School of Management professor Andrea Eisfeldt, and former UCLA Ph.D student Adrien D’Avernas, co-authored a paper for the 33rd Annual Conference on Macroeconomics (April 12-13, 2018).  Their paper, Government Guarantees and the Valuation of American Banks, is currently featured on the National Bureau […]

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Sahil Punamia

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Like many of UCLA’s students, Sahil hails from northern California growing up in the quaint suburbs of the Bay Area. Growing up in high school, he was actively involved with his marching band, playing the alto saxophone and piano. Interestingly enough, Sahil’s affinity for jazz music and the opportunity to play for the marching band […]

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Rethinking Randomized Controlled Trials

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Sir Ronald Fisher (1890-1962) is often regarded as the most influential statistician in 20th century. His 1935 book on “The Design of Experiments” sparked a revolution towards the use of the use of random assignments in assessing research inquiries. Fisher’s work is originally motivated by agricultural experiments. He explained how experiments that depart from the […]

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Martin Hackman featured in Bloomberg

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A recent article in Bloomberg Opinion has cited a new study by UCLA Department of Economics Professor Martin Hackmann and University of Georgia professor Vincent Pohl. According to Bloomberg: The study uses comprehensive data on 1.4 million skilled nursing-home stays between 2000 and 2005 in California, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. It takes advantage of two facts. First, […]