Yuriy Gorodnichenko was awarded (jointly with Klara Sabirianova Peter and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez) the Russian National Prize in Applied Economics. 
Ulrike Malmendier and Adam Szeidl received Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships for 2010 - In a new worldwide ranking of the Top 100 Economics Departments done by Tilburg University in Holland, our department is ranked 4th.
Oliver Williamson wins Nobel Prize in Economics. 
Carl Shapiro is named chief economist in the US Department of Justice's antitrust division. 
Joseph Farrell will serve as the Director of Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission. 
Emmanuel Saez receives the John Bates Clark Medal for 2009 
George Break, a Professor Emeritus in the department, has died. 
James Pierce, a Professor Emeritus in the department, has died