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William Collins named fellow of the Cliometric Society
May. 22, 2022—Bill Collins was named a fellow of the Cliometric Society at the 2022 Cliometric Society Conference, held at Vanderbilt May 20-21, 2022. Professor Collins is among the world’s leading economic historians, and the department is very proud of him. From the fellowship announcement: “Bill Collins is not one to toot his own horn but his...
Kevin Huang named to endowed chair
May. 11, 2022—Kevin Huang has been named the Andrew and Jennifer Hoine Chair in Economics. Endowed chairs are among the highest forms of recognition that the University can bestow upon a faculty member, and Professor Huang has the Department’s heartfelt congratulations on this well-deserved honor.
Bill Collins selected by Minneapolis Fed to new cohort of visiting scholars
May. 4, 2022—The Minneapolis Fed has announced a new cohort of 16 visiting scholars selected to conduct research while in residence at the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute. And one of them is our very own William Collins, Terence E. Adderley Jr. Professor of Economics. He will be in residence there during part of the 2022 academic...
Mattias Polborn’s research covered by Marketwatch
May. 3, 2022—Marketwatch recently covered research conducted by Mattias Polborn with Benjamin Enke and Alex Wu of Harvard. The paper, “Morals as Luxury Goods and Political Polarization,” shows that wealthier Americans can afford to prioritize concerns that don’t immediately affect their own personal financial wellbeing.
Economics faculty hires for 2022-23 academic year
Apr. 19, 2022—Adam Blandin joins us this fall as an assistant professor. After earning his Ph.D. in Economics from Arizona State University in 2016, he worked as an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and was a regular visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Professor Blandin studies macroeconomics, labor economics, and public economics and is...
Pedro Sant’Anna’s articles most downloaded in Journal of Econometrics
Apr. 15, 2022—Two of Pedro Sant’Anna’s articles have made the list of the most downloaded papers from the Journal of Econometrics in the past 90 days. (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-econometrics/most-downloaded-articles). One of his papers (“Difference-in-Differences with Multiple Time Periods”), which was co-authored with Brant Callaway (PhD ’16), is ranked number one on this list, and his paper entitled “Doubly Robust...
Kitt Carpenter named Distinguished University Professor
Apr. 14, 2022—Kitt Carpenter has been appointed as Distinguished University Professor by Vanderbilt University. This designation represents the highest level of recognition that the University can bestow upon a faculty member and is an enormously important achievement for the individual and for the departments involved. Professor Carpenter’s Distinguished University Professor appointment is in the College of Arts...
Michelle Marcus named NBER Faculty Research Fellow
Apr. 14, 2022—Michelle Marcus has been named as a Faculty Research Fellow in the National Bureau of Economic Research’s program on Environment and Energy Economics. This is in addition to her primary affiliation with the Children’s program, and her secondary affiliation with Health Care. This honor recognizes the wide-ranging nature of Professor Marcus’ research, and the interest...
PhD candidate Jae Il Cho’s paper published
Apr. 6, 2022—Ph.D. candidate Jae Il Cho’s paper, “The Impacts of Free School Lunch Policies on Adolescent BMI and Mental Health: Evidence From a Natural Experiment in South Korea,” co-authored with Dirk Bethmann (Korea University), has been published in the journal SSM: Population Health. Congratulations!
Economics Ph.D. program jumps 5 places in U.S. News Rankings
Mar. 29, 2022—The Vanderbilt Ph.D. program in Economics took a large leap this year in the U.S. News and World Report rankings–from 35th to 30th. This is a significant increase, which can be attributed to our fine placement record over the past few years.