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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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Congratulations to the Graduating Seniors and Prize Winners in Economics

June 7, 2022

Each year the Economics Department awards four prizes to graduating economics thesis writers. The Seymour E. and Ruth B. Harris Prize and the Allyn A. Young Prize are awarded to students who have produced outstanding theses. The John H. Williams Prize is awarded to the honors senior graduating with the best overall record in economics. The Morris Kronfeld Prize is awarded to a graduating senior who has shown the greatest academic improvement during their undergraduate year.

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Lydia Cox

Lydia Cox PhD '22 is Awarded the Padma Desai Prize in Economics

June 1, 2022

Congratulations to Lydia Cox for recieving the Padma Desai Prize in Economics. Lydia's research lies at the intersection of international trade and macroeconomics. Relying primarily on novel and detailed microdata, her work shows that taking into account the complex and multidimensional aspects of economic policy is important for understanding policy effects. For example, in one paper she shows that temporary tariffs on steel can have highly persistent impacts on steel-using industries, something that we miss when studying tariffs in static settings...

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