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Research by UC Berkeley Economics Prof. Emmanuel Saez contributes to the discussion on lessons from the financial crisis: "the top 1% of income earners had captured more than half of all income growth from 1993 to 2007". Read the Los Angeles Times story here.
UC Berkeley Economics Department ranked #3 in the world. UC Berkeley #1 Public University in the nation. Read about the new University Rankings here.
Does Diversity Matter for Health? NYT covers a fascinating study co-authored by Berkeley Econ Ph.D. candidate Grant Graziani, showing that black patients were far more likely to agree to certain health tests if they discussed them with a black male doctor.
What comes next? Janus v. AFSCME. Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) on how SCOTUS ruling will affect public workers, unions, wages & more
Professor Clair Brown gave a lecture at the Vatican titled "Living a Balanced Meaningful Life in the Digital Era." She also presented a copy of her book Buddhist Economics to Pope Francis.
Women in Economics at Berkeley (WEB) is hosting the Graduate Student Summit for Diversity in Economics on September 28-29, 2018.