The American Economic Association Honors Emmanuel Farhi with Tribute Video

January 7, 2021

The American Economic Association honored Emmanuel Farhi earlier this week with a video tribute, created in conjunction with the Department of Economics.

In Memoriam: Richard N. Cooper 1934-2020

December 23, 2020

The Economics Department has been saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Richard N. Cooper, Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics on December 23rd. He was a member of the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Executive Panel of the US Chief of Naval Operations, and the Brookings Panel on Economic Activity. He served on several occasions in the US Government, as chairman of the National Intelligence Council (1995-97), Under-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (1977-81), Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Monetary Affairs (1965-66), and senior staff economist at the Council of Economic Advisers (1961-63). He was also chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (1990-92), and Vice-Chairman of the Global Development Network (2001-2007).... Read more about In Memoriam: Richard N. Cooper 1934-2020

Professor Gita Gopinath Honored By Vogue India As One of Their Women of the Year

November 23, 2020

Professor Gita Gopinath, John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Economics, was recently interviewed by Vogue India as part of their Women of the Year series, appearing on the cover of their November 9th, 2020 issue.

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Professor Claudia Goldin Receives the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics

October 20, 2020

Professor Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics, has been awarded the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics. The Nemmers Prize is awarded for "achievement and work of lasting significance in the field of economics. In particular, the prize recognizes major contributions to new knowledge or the development of significant new modes of analysis." Professor Goldin received the award for her "groundbreaking insights into the history of the American economy, the evolution of gender roles and the interplay of technology, human capital and labor markets....

Professor Stefanie Stantcheva Receives the Elaine Bennet Prize

October 20, 2020

Professor Stefanie Stantcheva, Professor of Economics, has been awarded by the American Economic Associations' Elaine Bennett Prize. The prize is awarded annually by the AEA's Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. Professor Stantcheva has been honored based on her "remarkable contributions to our understanding of optimal taxation, the relationship between innovation and taxation, and social preferences about redistribution. "

Professor Isaiah Andrews Awarded a MacArthur Fellowship

October 7, 2020

Professor Isaiah Andrews is among the 2020 fellows selected for this year's MacArthur recipients. Professor Andrews was honored for his work in "developing robust methods of statistical inference to address key challenges in economics and social science."

Professors Melissa Dell and Isaiah Andrews Are Announced as 2020 Fellows of the Econometric Society

September 22, 2020

Professor Melissa Dell, Professor of Economics, and Professor Isaiah Andrews, Professor of Economics,have been elected as fellows to the Econometrics Society.

Professor Amartya Sen is Awarded the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade

September 22, 2020

Amartya Sen, Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, has been awarded the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade by the The German Publishers and Booksellers Association. Professor Sen will accept the award on Sunday, October 18th, 2020. Full release of the announcement is here.... Read more about Professor Amartya Sen is Awarded the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade

Professor Robin Lee is Awarded the 2020 Frisch Medal of the Econometric Society

August 17, 2020

Professor Robin Lee and his co-author, Professor Kate Ho, have just been announced as the winners of the 2020 Frisch Medal of the Econometric Society for their paper “Insurer Competition in Health Care Markets”. The Frisch Medal is awarded biennially for the best applied paper published in Econometrica in the last five years. Read more about Professor Robin Lee is Awarded the 2020 Frisch Medal of the Econometric Society