Raj Chetty Named as Bloomberg Professor of Economics

September 11, 2013

 

Raj Chetty has been named as the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of Economics under the Professorship endowed by New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (HBS 1966) to honor the memory of his late father William Henry Bloomberg.

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Professor Sendhil Mullainathan on Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much

September 17, 2013

Harvard Professor Sendhil Mullainathan, one of the leading economists in the field of behavioral economics, has recently released a new book with Princeton cognitive psychologist Professor Eldar Shafir entitled Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much.

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2013 Calvó-Armengol International Prize in Economics Awarded to Professor Raj Chetty

September 26, 2013

The 2013 Calvó-Armengol International Prize in Economics has been awarded to Harvard Professor Raj Chetty by the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics in partnership with the Government of Andorra and the Credit Andorrà Foundation.

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2013 Louise Blouin Foundation Award Given to Professor Eric Maskin

September 26, 2013

    Professor Eric Maskin was honored by the 2013 Blouin Creative Leadership Summit as recipient of the 2013 Louise Blouin Foundation Award in New York City on September 24, 2013.

    



Harvard College Wins 10th Annual National College Fed Challenge

December 13, 2013

Harvard College won the 10th annual national College Federal Reserve Challenge on Monday, December 2, 2013.

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Professor Sendhil Mullainathan on CNN Money

December 19, 2013

Harvard Professor of Economics Sendhil Mullainathan answered questions for CNN/Money Magazine on "Why is saving money so hard?

Professor Mullainathan is co-author of the new book Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much with Princeton professor Eldar Shafir.

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Professor Claudia Goldin Addresses the American Economic Association on the Gender Wage Gap

January 10, 2014

    Harvard Professor Claudia Goldin, president of the American Economic Association, addressed the AEA annual meeting in Philadelphia in early January on how to fix the gender wage gap.

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Memorial Service for Professor David Landes

January 14, 2014

There will be a memorial service for David Saul Landes, Coolidge Professor of History and Professor of Economics Emeritus on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 2 pm, at Harvard Hillel, 52 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, MA 02138



Professor Michael Kremer Named as 2013-14 Radcliffe Institute Fellow

January 30, 2014

Harvard Economics Professor Michael Kremer was named as one of the 2013-2014 Radcliffe Institute Fellows.... Read more about Professor Michael Kremer Named as 2013-14 Radcliffe Institute Fellow



Sloan Foundation Names Professors John Friedman & Richard Hornbeck as 2014 Sloan Research Fellows

February 21, 2014

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Harvard Professors John Friedman (HKS) and Richard Hornbeck (FAS Economics) as recipients in Economics of the 2014 Sloan Research Fellowships among the 126 scholars named for the award this year.

The Sloan Fellowship Awards are given annually in eight scientific and technical fields which include chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, evolutionary and computational molecular biology, neuroscience, ocean sciences, and physics.  Fellows are chosen from among candidates nominated by their fellow...

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BBVA Foundation Awards Prof. Elhanan Helpman Frontiers of Knowledge Award

February 24, 2014

The BBVA Foundation has named Harvard Professor Elhanan Helpman as recipient of the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance, and Management.... Read more about BBVA Foundation Awards Prof. Elhanan Helpman Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Economics Staff Member Linda Wang Honored

February 25, 2014

    Linda Wang, the Manager of Research Administration in the Economics Department, is the recipient of the 2014 Dean's Distinction Award... Read more about Economics Staff Member Linda Wang Honored



Fed Governor Jeremy Stein to Return to Harvard

April 4, 2014

Professor Jeremy Stein, who has served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 2012, will resign at the end of May and return to his position as Moise Y. Safra Professor of Economics at Harvard University.... Read more about Fed Governor Jeremy Stein to Return to Harvard



Congratulations to Professor Shengwu Li on Winning the 2018 Exeter Award for Best Paper Published

October 9, 2018

Shengwu Li submitted his paper “Obviously Strategy-Proof Mechanisms" which was published in the American Economic Review. Prof. Amanda Pallais was also a runner up for the Exeter Award for a paper she co-authored with her colleagues.... Read more about Congratulations to Professor Shengwu Li on Winning the 2018 Exeter Award for Best Paper Published



Congratulations to Benjamin Golub, Winner of the 6th Calvó-Armengol Prize

November 13, 2019

The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics has announced that the sixth Calvó-Armengol International Prize in Economics will be awarded to Benjamin Golub for his work on social connections.... Read more about Congratulations to Benjamin Golub, Winner of the 6th Calvó-Armengol Prize



Congratulations to Oliver Hart on Being Named University Professor

October 31, 2019

President Bacow dropped by to surprise Oliver with the news that he has been named the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor.... Read more about Congratulations to Oliver Hart on Being Named University Professor



The Department of Economics Congratulates Professor Michael Kremer on Winning the Nobel Prize in Economics

October 15, 2019

Professor Kremer shares this year's Nobel Prize with Economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty."... Read more about The Department of Economics Congratulates Professor Michael Kremer on Winning the Nobel Prize in Economics



Congratulations to Matteo Maggiori, Winner of the 2019 Carlo Alberto Medal

October 2, 2019

The Carlo Alberto Medal is awarded annually to an Italian economist under the age of 40 for outstanding contributions to Economics.... Read more about Congratulations to Matteo Maggiori, Winner of the 2019 Carlo Alberto Medal



In Memoriam: Martin L. Weitzman, 1942 - 2019

August 29, 2019

The Economics Department mourns the loss of Martin L. Weitzman. After teaching at Yale and MIT, in 1989 Marty took up a Professorship in the Department. Since his retirement in 2018, he held the position of Research Professor in the Department. (updated September 9, 2019)... Read more about In Memoriam: Martin L. Weitzman, 1942 - 2019



In Memoriam, Martin Feldstein, 1939 - 2019

August 12, 2019

Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics, passed away on Tuesday, June 11. He was a faculty member in the Department of Economics since 1967, and a president of the National Bureau of Economic Research for many years.... Read more about In Memoriam, Martin Feldstein, 1939 - 2019

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