To our students, from the members of the UC Berkeley Economics faculty...
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We celebrate you! Congrats to all our graduates from the Class of 2020
Ph.D. Candidates
David J. Birke
"Essays in Behavioral Economics"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Stefano Dellavigna
Grant Graziani
"Essays on Race and Health in the US"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Benjamin Handel
Johannes Hermle
"Determinants and Consequences of Non-Standard Preferences"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Stefano Dellavigna
Matthias Hoelzlein
"Essays in International Trade and Spatial Economics"
Dissertation Advisors: Professors Benjamin Faber and Andres Rodriguez-Clare
Katarina Jensen
"Essays in Political Economics"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Frederico Finan
Carla Johnston
"Essays in Labor Economics and Econometric Methods"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor David Card
Peter Jones
"Essays in Psychology and Economics"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Stefano Dellavigna
Caitlin Kearns
“Essays on School Choice”
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Jesse Rothstein
“Essays on School Choice”
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Jesse Rothstein
Caroline Le Pennec
"Essays on the Provision and the Effects of Information in Competitive Elections"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Frederico Finan
Isabela Manelici
"Essays on Globalization and Economic Development"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Andres Rodriguez-Clare
Maxim Massenkoff
"Essays in Behavioral and Labor Economics"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Stefano Dellavigna
Seongjoo Min
"Essays on Networks and Firm Relations"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Bryan Graham
Pablo Munoz
"Essays in Labor Economics"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor David Card
Mathieu Pedemonte
"Essays in Macroeconomics, Expectations and Prices"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Yuriy Gorodnichenko
Joseph Root
"Market Design Under Constraints"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Haluk Ergin
Evan Rose
"Essays on Discrimination, Criminal Justice, and Labor Economics"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Patrick Kline
Nicholas Sander
"Essays on Capital Flows and Monetary Policy"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Yuriy Gorodnichenko
Leah Shiferaw
"Understanding the Effects of Access to the U.S. Social Safety Net"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Hilary Hoynes
Dario Tortarolo
"Behavioral Responses of Workers and Businesses to Tax and Transfer Policies"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Emmanuel Saez
Jose Vasquez
"Essays on the Effects of Globalization on Workers and Firms"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Patrick Kline
Zenan Wang
"Essays in Political Economics"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Edward Miguel
Francis Wong
"Essays in Public Finance and Consumer Financial Behavior"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Emmanuel Saez
Roman David Zarate
"Essays in Urban Transportation and Factor Misallocation"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor Andres Rodriguez-Clare
Bachelor of Arts Candidates
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Digital Keepsakes
2020 Digital Economics Commencement Program (click to download)
2020 Commencement Scroll (click to download)
*NOTE: These digital downloads are not an official conferral of degrees.
Wishing you all the best in the future!
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