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"The state should step in as payer of last resort for businesses facing shutdown as coronavirus hits them hard," say authors Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, UC Berkeley Economics professors, in their Op-Ed for The Guardian. Read more
According to Chicago Booth’s Richard Hornbeck and Berkeley Economics' Enrico Moretti, one area’s productivity surge particularly benefits low-skilled workers locally—and high-skilled workers elsewhere. Read more
Three UC Berkeley economists with deep experience in national and international policy have been appointed to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new Council of Economic Advisors, the governor’s office has announced. Hilary Hoynes, professor of public policy and economics and the Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities at the Goldman School of Public Policy, and Maurice Obstfeld, the Class of 1958 Professor of Economics, who previously served as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund. The 13-member panel will be co-chaired by Laura D. Tyson. Read more
The Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) announced a Call for Applications for its first Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, established in recognition of the fundamental contributions of Berkeley Economics Professor Gerard Roland to the field. The fellowship will be awarded in the academic year 2020-2021. Read more
The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) recently announced Berkeley Economics Professors Maurice Obstfeld and Christina Romer among the list of Distinguished Fellows. Distinguished Fellows can participate in research and policy conferences and advise CEPR leadership. Read more