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The Social Science Research Council Announces Edward Glaeser as the recipient of the 2022 Albert O. Hirschman Prize

December 5, 2022

The Hirschman Prize is awarded to scholars who have made outstanding contributions to international, interdisciplinary social science research, theory, and public communication.

Edward Glaeser, the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics and Chairman of the Department of Economics at Harvard University, has been a central figure in urban economics for almost 30 years. Among his many contributions, Professor Glaeser has changed the way researchers and policymakers understand the role of cities, and has modernized understandings of the ways in which cities bring workers...

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Henry Rosovsky by Kris Snibbe

In Memoriam: Henry Rosovsky, Lewis P and Linda L Geyser University Professor, Emeritus 1927 - 2022

November 15, 2022

Henry Rosovsky, a member of the Harvard Economics Department since 1966, died on November 11, 2022, at the age of 95. Professor Rosovsky was a titan of academic administration, who had served as Department Chair, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Acting President of Harvard University. He was a pioneering scholar of Japanese economic development, renowned for his wit, wisdom and warmth.

Rosovsky was one...

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Rebecca Diamond

Congratulations to Rebecca Diamond '13 for Winning the 2022 Elaine Bennett Research Prize

October 21, 2022

We are thrilled that Rebecca Diamond -- a 2013 graduate of our department -- has been awarded the 2022 Elaine Bennett Research Prize. The Elaine Bennett Research Prize recognizes and honors outstanding research in any field of economics by a woman not more than seven years beyond her Ph.D. (adjusted for family responsibilities). Professor Diamond is an immensely talented and accomplished applied microeconomist who has done pathbreaking and policy-relevant work on...

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Pakes

Northwestern Announces Professor Pakes as a 2022 Nemmers Prize Winner

July 13, 2022

Congratulations to Ariel Pakes, Thomas Professor of Economics for receiving the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics. The biennial prizes recognize top scholars for their lasting significance, outstanding achievements, contributions to knowledge and the development of significant new modes of analysis. Read more about Professor Pakes research...

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Ludwig Straub

Congratulations to Professor Straub for Winning the AQR Asset Management Institute Young Researcher Award 2022

July 7, 2022

From the Institute, "We are pleased to announce the winner of the AQR Asset Management Institute Young Researcher Awards 2022. These annual awards recognise talented new academics producing innovative and impactful research. The award is open to junior faculty members with up to five years’ work experience at any recognised higher education institution worldwide...For his outstanding contributions to academic research, we recognise Ludwig Straub, Assistant Professor of Economics, Harvard University, as the top Young Researcher for 2022. His work has been published in leading academic...

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Dale Jorgenson

In Memoriam: Dale W. Jorgenson, Samuel W. Morris University Professor, Emeritus 1933 - 2022

June 10, 2022

The Economics Department has been saddened by the passing of Dale W. Jorgenson, Samuel W. Morris University Research Professor, Emeritus. Dale was a giant among economists, who has conducted groundbreaking research on information technology and economic growth, energy and the environment, tax policy and investment behavior, and applied econometrics. He was awarded the prestigious John Bates Clark Medal by the American Economic Association in 1971 and served as President of the Association in 2000. He was honored with nine honorary doctorates and membership...

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