2019 Harvard Economics Dissertation Prizes Awarded

July 31, 2019

Three recent Econ grads have have been afforded special recognition for their dissertations. Ellora Derenoncourt has been awarded the David A. Wells Prize, while Shoshana Vasserman and Valentin Bolotnyy were awarded the Padma Desai Prize in Economics.

Ellora Derenoncourt's research interests are in labor economics and economic history. She combines quasi-experimental methods with original data collection from historical sources to understand the long-run determinants of inequality. Her current research focuses on the evolution of racial inequality in the US, including how...

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Gita Gopinath Appointed as Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund

October 1, 2018

 As reported in The Harvard Crimson, Economics Professor Gita Gopinath has been appointed as the first woman to hold the post of Chief Economist at the IMF.... Read more about Gita Gopinath Appointed as Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund



Pershing Square Foundation Award to Support Human Behavior Initiative at Harvard: Economics

April 17, 2014

The Pershing Square Foundation has announced a $17 million award to Harvard University in support of the Foundations of Human Behavior Initiative (FHB).
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Fudenberg, Katz Elected to National Academy of Sciences

April 29, 2014

In recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, Harvard Economics professors Drew Fudenberg and Lawrence Katz were elected to the National Academy of Sciences.... Read more about Fudenberg, Katz Elected to National Academy of Sciences



Wu Honored for Best Overall Record in Ec

April 29, 2014

Jennifer Wu '14 is this year's recipient of the John H. Williams Prize for the honors senior graduating with the best overall record in the Economics Department. Her favorite Economics course is Professor Foote's 1010b, Intermediate Macroeconomics. She's been in this class all four years of her undergraduate studies – as a student during her freshman spring, and as a Teaching Fellow for the next three years. She explains: "I've learned to appreciate how truly magical the theories are in these four years, thanks to the questions that my students have bombarded me with, which have led me...

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Toasting the Generals

April 29, 2014

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Chetty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 30, 2014

Economics professor Raj Chetty was recently elected to the new class of members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which includes leaders in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts, business, public affairs, and the nonprofit sector.... Read more about Chetty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences



Barro Named AEA Distinguished Fellow

April 30, 2014

Robert J. Barro, the Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics at Harvard University, has been named as a 2014 Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association (AEA).... Read more about Barro Named AEA Distinguished Fellow



Barro Named AEA Distinguished Fellow

April 30, 2014

Robert J. Barro, the Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics at Harvard University, has been named as a 2014 Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association (AEA).... Read more about Barro Named AEA Distinguished Fellow



Stock Returns to Harvard from the White House Council of Economic Advisers

June 5, 2014

Professor James Stock, who has served on the White House Council of Economic Advisers since 2012, will be returning to his position at Harvard University as the Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Economics.... Read more about Stock Returns to Harvard from the White House Council of Economic Advisers



Gopinath Named as Managing Editor of the Review of Economic Studies

August 12, 2014

Professor Gita Gopinath has been named as a Managing Editor of the Review of Economic Studies academic journal beginning from August 1, 2014.... Read more about Gopinath Named as Managing Editor of the Review of Economic Studies



Harvard Leads IMF Listing of 25 Brightest Young Economists

September 4, 2014

The International Monetary Fund has named twenty-five young economists who it considers to be leaders who will shape future thinking about the global economy.  Harvard leads with six of those named.... Read more about Harvard Leads IMF Listing of 25 Brightest Young Economists



Harvard Welcomes New Faculty to the Department of Economics

September 5, 2014

The following individuals have recently joined the Harvard Faculty or accepted appointments in the Department of Economics.... Read more about Harvard Welcomes New Faculty to the Department of Economics



Roland Fryer Appointed as Henry Lee Professor

September 18, 2014

Roland Fryer has recently been appointed as Henry Lee Professor of Economics on July 1, 2014.  He was previously the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics.... Read more about Roland Fryer Appointed as Henry Lee Professor



National University of San Marcos in Peru Honors Professor Eric Maskin

September 22, 2014

Professor Eric Maskin has been awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru.... Read more about National University of San Marcos in Peru Honors Professor Eric Maskin



Professor John Campbell Honored with First Eugene Fama Prize for Textbook: The Econometrics of Financial Markets

October 28, 2014

Harvard Economics Professor John Campbell has been awarded the first Eugene Fama Prize, along with his coauthors, for their groundbreaking 1997 textbook The Econometrics of Financial Markets.... Read more about Professor John Campbell Honored with First Eugene Fama Prize for Textbook: The Econometrics of Financial Markets



Congress of Peru Awards Professor Eric Maskin the Medal of Honor

November 7, 2014

The Congress of Peru has awarded Eric Maskin the Medal of Honor in a ceremony in Lima, Peru on November 4, 2014.... Read more about Congress of Peru Awards Professor Eric Maskin the Medal of Honor



Harvard Undergrad & Recent Grad Named 2015 Rhodes Scholars

November 24, 2014

Ben Sprung-Keyser, of Los Angeles, California, has had an undergraduate career of superlative achievement, both in and out of the classroom. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa as a junior, and with a perfect academic record, his interests focus on labor economics, and particularly issues relating to unemployment. His two-man team won the 2014 World Universities...

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Reuter Named Rhodes 2015 Scholar

December 1, 2014

Friederike Reuter, who graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Economics in 2014, has been awarded one of two Rhodes Germany scholarships for 2015. Her research interests include labor economics and economic history, which she developed further at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She recently found a new interest in studying the politics, history and indigenous populations of Central and South America. During her time at Harvard, she spent a semester studying abroad in Southern France and traveled through Colombia, South Africa and Swaziland in the summers. Friederike looks...

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David Cutler Named as Harvard College Professor

December 15, 2014

 

Professor David Cutler has been named as one of five FAS faculty to receive Harvard College Professorships for excellence in teaching.... Read more about David Cutler Named as Harvard College Professor

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