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Professor Tong Li’s paper “Identification and Inference in First-Price Auctions with Risk Averse Bidders and Selective Entry” has been accepted by the Review of Economic Studies
Mar. 20, 2025—Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in Social and Natural Sciences and Professor of Economics Tong Li has a paper forthcoming in the Review of Economic Studies. This paper is ” Identification and Inference in First-Price Auctions with Risk Averse Bidders and Selective Entry,” coauthored with Xiaohong Chen, Matt Gentry (VU Economics PhD 2012), and Jingfeng Lu...
PhD student Anne Schaller awarded the Provost’s Pathbreaking Discovery Award
Mar. 11, 2025—Economics PhD student Anne Schaller has been chosen as a recipient of the Provost’s Pathbreaking Discovery Award in recognition of her research and scholarship. Congratulations to Anne!
Michelle Marcus published in the latest issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Feb. 13, 2025—Michelle Marcus and co-author Jamie Hansen-Lewis’s paper, “Uncharted Waters: Effects of Maritime Emission Regulation,” was published in the latest issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. The paper has also been featured on the Trade Talks Podcast, in the Energy Institute at HAAS blog, in the National Bureau of Economic Research Digest, and in the American Economic Association’s Research...
Marcus Dillender chosen to receive the 2024 CSQIEP Award for Outstanding Research Paper in LGBTQ+ Economics
Jan. 8, 2025—Assistant Professor in Economics Marcus Dillender has won the 2024 CSQIEP Award for Outstanding Research Paper in LGBTQ+ Economics for his paper “Evidence and Lessons on the Health Impacts of Public Health Funding from the Fight against HIV/AIDS,” in the American Economic Review. His paper studies the impact of federal funds allocated to U.S. cities...
Tong Li appointed as Co-Editor of the Journal of Applied Econometrics
Jan. 2, 2025—Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in Social and Natural Sciences and Professor of Economics Tong Li has been appointed as Co-Editor of the Journal of Applied Econometrics, for a 4-year tenure.
Colin Sharpe (PhD ’23) selected as a finalist for the Economic History Association’s Gerschenkron Prize
Sep. 20, 2024—Colin Sharpe, PhD 2023, was selected to be a finalist for the Economic History Association’s Gerschenkron Prize for the best dissertation on a non-North American topic. His dissertation studied “Legal Institutions and Growth in Medieval and Early Modern Europe.” He presented the work in a plenary session at the Economic History Association meetings in September...
Michelle Marcus discusses research on NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money
Aug. 28, 2024—Associate Professor of Economics Michelle Marcus was interviewed by NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money about her research on the effects of free school meals on household grocery spending, diet, and food insecurity. You can listen to the episode here: The political battle behind free school lunch : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR...
Muhammad Yunus, Vanderbilt Economics alumnus and Nobel Laureate chosen as interim leader in Bangladesh
Aug. 13, 2024—Muhammad Yunus has been chosen by Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin to lead an interim government in Bangladesh. Yunus came to Vanderbilt after being awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and completed his PhD in Economics in 1971. In 2006 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom and the U.S. Congressional Gold...
Yuya Sasaki begins new role as Editor-In-Chief of Econometric Reviews
Aug. 2, 2024—Congratulations to Brian and Charlotte Grove Chair and Professor of Economics Yuya Sasaki as he begins his new role as Editor-In-Chief of Econometric Reviews. Previous to this Sasaki served on the editorial board of Econometric Reviews as an associate editor. Econometric Reviews is a renowned journal and leader in the field of Econometrics. You can...
Cameron Deal class of ’24 selected as a 2024 National Science Foundation research fellow
Jun. 18, 2024—Congratulations to Cameron Deal of the class of 2024 for being selected as a 2024 research fellow by the National Science Foundation. Cameron graduated from Vanderbilt in the spring as an Economics Honors Student. In the fall, Cameron will be joining Harvard Business School to pursue his PhD. Find the full list of Vanderbilt students...