News and Announcements
The Econometric Society announces Professor Federico Echenique as the new editor of Theoretical Economics, an open-access journal in economic theory. Read more
Check out this livestream to watch CEGA Faculty Co-Director Ted Miguel accept the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diversity and Inclusion on behalf of CEGA.
a new CEPR Policy Insight argues that supporting Ukraine in its existential war for survival is not charity but in the interest of Western governments. Read more
Berkeley Economics PhD candidate Joan Jennifer Martinez measures the impact of teachers’ gender bias on high school students’ education and employment trajectories using novel data. Read more
A CEPR column, co-authored by Quantedge Presidential Professor of Economics Yuriy Gorodnichenko, examines whether a large bank crash triggers other panic-driven runs. Read more
"The US capital glut and other myths": A new column authored by Alan J Auerbach and Laurence Kotlikoff (Boston University. Read more
Research and Teaching
New paper by Kimberly Clausing, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman: Ending corporate tax avoidance and tax competition: a plan to collect the tax deficit of multinationals. Read the paper
A new paper by Isabel Z. Martinez, Emmanuel Saez, and Michael Siegenthaler estimates intertemporal labor supply responses to two-year long income tax holidays staggered across Swiss cantons. Read more
An innovative experiment in rural India targeted alleviating financial stress on short-term workers and fascinatingly, found a substantial increase in productivity for workers who have their financial strain eased by receiving part of their salary mid-way through their contract. By Berkeley Economics Professor Supreet Kaur. Read more
We're proud to share that Berkeley Economics professors Emi Nakamura and Chris Shannon were elected to join The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which recognizes the outstanding achievements of individuals in academia, the arts, business, government,and public affairs. Congratulations! To learn more about their work and of all UC Berkeley faculty members elected, read more.
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The Annual Stone Lecture presents The Gender of Capital: How Families Perpetuate Wealth Inequality, with Dr. Céline Bessière. Register Today!