Category: Department Updates
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Friedman co-authors three articles on behavorial economics, information and pricing, and market performance
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Daniel Friedman co-authored the article “A model of multiple selves” with Zeyu Liu and Simon Weidenholzer, which is forthcoming in Theory and Decision. The paper proposes a theoretical model reminiscent of Freud’s Ego/Id/Superego, and finds some new behavioral consequences. He also co-authored “Information, Asset Price Volatility, and Liquidity,” Grace Weishi Gu and…
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Hale leads authoring of article on alternatives to animal-source foods in reaching climate goals
Professor Galina Hale was the lead author of the article “Pace of adoption of alternatives to animal-source foods is an important factor in reaching climate goals” in Scientific Reports. The article explores how animal agriculture accounts for a large share of food-system emissions, both directly and through the production of animal feed. Global population growth…
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Economics Ph.D. Job Market Candidates 2025-26
Mariana Bessa Fields of Interest: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics Job Market Paper Title: “Branch Banking Regulations and Financial Stability: A Cross-State Analysis of Depression-Era Banking” Faculty references: Carlos Dobkin (Chair), Pascal Michaillat, Galina Hale Piyush Gandhi Fields of Interest: Applied Microeconomics Job Market Paper Title: “Extinguishing the Blaze: Impact of Crop Residue Management on Stubble…
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Distinguished Emeritus Professor Walsh presents at Federal Reserve Board
On May 15-16, Distinguished Emeritus Professor Carl Walsh presented “Lessons for the Federal Open Market Committee’s Monetary Policy Strategy” at the 2nd Thomas Laubach Conference held at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. The aim of the conference was to solicit input from academic economists as the FOMC, the Fed’s monetary policy committee, reviews…
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Administrative Staff Employment Updates
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(Reverse) Price Discrimination with Information Design, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, May 2024
This article, co-authored by Dong Wei, examines how price and information discrimination impact seller/consumer markets.
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Market Access, Trade Costs, and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Northern Tanzania, The Review of Economics and Statistics, November 2024
This article, co-authored by Jonathan Robinson and Alan Spearot, uncovers how these variables impact travel costs for villages seeking to improve their agricultural productivity.
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Monitoring in Small Firms: Experimental Evidence from Kenyan Public Transit, American Economic Review, October 2024
This article, co-authored by David Schönholzer, focuses on how small firms struggle to grow, using evidence from a study of commuter minibuses in Kenya.
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Climate Risks and Foreign Direct Investment
Professor Galina Hale and Associate Professor Weishi Steadmon co-wrote this 2023 article in the Journal of International Economics, exploring how climate-related risks have increased in recent decades, both in terms of the frequency of extreme weather events and the implementation of climate-change mitigation policies. This paper explores whether multinational firms react to such risks by…
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Cleaner Waters and Urbanization
Assistant Professor Jeremy West published this 2023 research study in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, examining how water pollution changes in rural watersheds after Clean Water Act-sponsored projects are implemented. His study finds that projects significantly reducing surface water pollution increase local human population and residential development, as people choose to live in…
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The 0.0003 Percent: Short-run dynamics of extreme wealth in America
Professor Nirvikar Singh co-wrote this 2023 article in the Review of Income and Wealth, examining short-run dynamics and changing sources of wealth among the Forbes 400 annual list of wealthiest individuals in the United States, before and after the 2008–2009 financial crisis. He analyzes the interaction of the growth of wealth with education, age, and…