Congratulations to David Laibson and Matthew Rabin on Their Election to the National Academy of Sciences!

April 30, 2019

Professors Laibson and Rabin are among 100 new members recognized for "their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research"... Read more about Congratulations to David Laibson and Matthew Rabin on Their Election to the National Academy of Sciences!

London School of Economics Announces the Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies

April 29, 2019

The LSE recently announced in March the creation of the Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies named in honor of Harvard Economics Professor Amartya Sen.... Read more about London School of Economics Announces the Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies

Congratulations to Prof. Raj Chetty on Receiving a Fellowship from the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program!

April 23, 2019

Carnegie Corporation Names Fellowship Winners: Economist Raj Chetty and sociologist Michèle Lamont of Harvard are among the Andrew Carnegie Fellows named this year by the Carnegie Corporation of New York... Read more about Congratulations to Prof. Raj Chetty on Receiving a Fellowship from the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program!

Congratulations to Prof. Matteo Maggiori, Winner of a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship!

April 11, 2019

Fellowships were recently announced by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation for group of 168 scholars, artists, and writers.... Read more about Congratulations to Prof. Matteo Maggiori, Winner of a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship!

Congratulations to Professor Amartya Sen, Winner of the Bodley Medal from Oxford!

March 28, 2019

The Bodleian Libraries of Oxford University presented Professor Sen with the Bodley Medal, the Libraries' highest honor... Read more about Congratulations to Professor Amartya Sen, Winner of the Bodley Medal from Oxford!

Congratulations to Professors David Laibson & Jason Furman Who Will Be Teaching Harvard's Ec 10 Principles of Economics Course!

March 26, 2019

Following upon Greg Mankiw's decision to step down from teaching Ec10, the Harvard Economics Department has asked Jason Furman and David Laibson to lead the course... Read more about Congratulations to Professors David Laibson & Jason Furman Who Will Be Teaching Harvard's Ec 10 Principles of Economics Course!

Congratulations to Professor Claudia Goldin, Winner of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award!

March 26, 2019

Professor Claudia Goldin won the award in the category of Economics, Finance and Management, “for her groundbreaking contributions to the historical analysis of the role of women in the economy, and for her analysis of the reasons behind gender inequality.”... Read more about Congratulations to Professor Claudia Goldin, Winner of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award!

Improving Economic Opportunity in America: New Insights from Big Data

March 6, 2019

A presentation by Raj Chetty, William A. Ackman Professor of Public Economics at Harvard University and Director of Opportunity Insights, moderated by Mark D. Gearan, Director, Institute of Politics.... Read more about Improving Economic Opportunity in America: New Insights from Big Data

Congratulations to Professor Stefanie Stantcheva on Winning the France-Israel Foundation Young Economist Prize!

March 5, 2019

Professor Stantcheva is the winner of the award for 2019.... Read more about Congratulations to Professor Stefanie Stantcheva on Winning the France-Israel Foundation Young Economist Prize!

Professor Greg Mankiw to Leave Flagship Harvard Ec 10 Course