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Jun 11, 2024

Understanding Ideals and Realities as a Berkeley Economics Graduate

Xuan Lee '24 reflects on her path to Berkeley Economics and her time in the Department.
Prof. Ted Miguel
Oct 31, 2024

Do Cash Transfers Save Lives? Hear from Professor Ted Miguel
Supreet Speaker Series
Aug 31, 2024

Watch: Berkeley Economics Speakers Series featuring Professor Supreet Kaur on "The Psychology of Poverty"
Jun 11, 2024

Gamechanger Podcast: Discouraging Consumption of Sin Goods, with Professor Dmitry Taubinsky
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Research Spotlight
Professor of Economics David Card wins the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize

David Card, a labor economist and professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, won the prestigious award for work that challenged orthodoxy and dramatically shifted understanding of inequality and the social and economic forces that impact low-wage workers.

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David Card

Impact & Achievements

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6 Nobel Prizes

On the Forefront of Research

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Undergraduate (BA) Program 

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Graduate (PhD) Program

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 45% Women

Economics Majors at Berkeley

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Excellence in Teaching and Advising