The Economics Department has lost a young and brilliant economist in Emmanuel Farhi, Robert C. Waggoner Professor of Economics, who passed away on July 23rd, 2020.  He was a member of the Commission Economique de la Nation, the National Bureau for Economic Research, and the Center for Economic Policy Research. He was also a former member of the Conseil d'Analyse Economique to the french prime minister.... Read more about In Memoriam: Emmanuel Farhi 1978-2020

The Economics Department mourns the loss of Professor Alberto Alesina, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, who passed away on May 23rd, 2020. He was the chair of the department from 2003-2006, a member of the National Bureau for Economic Research, the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and the Econometric Society.... Read more about In Memoriam: Alberto Alesina 1957-2020

Melissa Dell has been awarded the Bates Clark medal for her "major contributions to the field of political economy of development".  More on the award can be read at the AEA site here.