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Kevin Huang’s paper on Health Care published
May. 6, 2021—Kevin Huang’s paper, “Why Do Americans Spend So Much More on Health Care than Europeans?” has been accepted for publication in International Economic Review. The paper is coauthored with Hui He (International Monetary Fund) and Lei Ning (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics).
Michelle Marcus appointed as fellow in NBER programs on children and health care
May. 3, 2021—Michelle Marcus was recently appointed as a Faculty Research Fellow in two of the National Bureau of Economic Research’s programs. Her appointments are to the programs on Children and Health Care. Professor Marcus’ NBER page is here.
PhD candidate Christopher Sichko recognized by IPUMS
Apr. 29, 2021—Chris Sichko, PhD ’21, has won an award from the IPUMS for the best graduate student research using IPUMS spatial data. The data was used in his project, “Migrant Selection and Sorting during the Great American Drought.”
Atsushi Inoue appointed co-editor of prestigious journal
Apr. 19, 2021—Atsushi Inoue has been appointed co-editor of the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics for the 2022-24 term. His co-editor is Ivan Canay of Northwestern University.
Myrna Wooders’ paper published by the International Journal of Game Theory
Apr. 5, 2021—Myrna Wooders’ paper, “Monopolists of Scarce Information and Small Group Effectiveness in Large Quasilinear Economies,” has been published in the International Journal of Game Theory. Co-authored with R. Serrano (Brown University) and Y. Kamashiro (Kobe International University), this paper applies Wooders’ concept of small group effectiveness to economies with incomplete information, and thus is a...
Brian Beach’s paper, “Recessions, Mortality, and Migration Bias,” accepted for publication at AEJ: Applied
Apr. 3, 2021—Brian Beach’s paper, “Recessions, Mortality, and Migration Bias: Evidence from the Lancashire Cotton Famine,” has been accepted for publication at AEJ: Applied. The paper is co-authored with Vellore Arthi (UC-Irvine) and W. Walker Hanlon (NYU Stern School of Business).
Interview of John Weymark published in a Springer volume
Apr. 2, 2021—An interview of John Weymark by Felix Bierbrauer (University of Cologne) and Claude d’Aspremont (Université Catholique de Louvain) has been published by Springer in Marc Fleurbaey and Maurice Salles, Eds., Conversations on Social Choice and Welfare Theory – Vol. 1. In the same volume, there is an interview of Allan Gibbard conducted by Weymark and...
Kitt Carpenter wins University award for diversity and inclusion
Apr. 2, 2021—Christopher “Kitt” Carpenter, E. Bronson Ingram Chair and Professor of Economics, and Director of the Program in Public Policy Studies, was recently honored with the Joseph A. Johnson, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Professor Award. Named in honor of Bishop Joseph Johnson, who was the first African American to earn an undergraduate and a doctoral degree at...
Ebehireme Iyoha, PhD ’21: From Vanderbilt to the Fed to Harvard
Mar. 30, 2021—Ebehi Iyoha’s research applies network theory to the study of firm-to-firm interactions within and across countries’ borders. In her dissertation, she explores how US publicly-listed companies are affected by the efficiency of their customers and suppliers. Her research finds that central firms in the production network—such as General Motors, AT&T and Walmart—can have large impacts...
Ryan Grawe ’20 recognized as Fulbright Scholar
Mar. 25, 2021—Ryan Grawe, who graduated in 2020 with a B.A. in economics and political science, has been named a Fulbright Scholar. Each year the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces the top-producing institutions for the Fulbright program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Fulbright recipients typically spend an academic year...