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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.
The Intergenerational Transmission of Policy: McGee Public Policy Lecture
Mar. 29, 2022—Spring 2022 McGee Public Policy Lecture speaker Anna Aizer of Brown University will speak on the topic “Understanding the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: How Economic Research Can Inform Policy.” The lecture is in person on Monday, April 18, 2022 at 4:10 PM in Wilson Hall 103, with a reception to follow, and will also be...
Steine Lecture addresses Racial Disparities in Today’s Economy
Mar. 29, 2022—The Spring 2022 Steine Lecture, given in person by Kerwin K. Charles of the Yale School of Management, will cover the topic “Racial Disparities in Today’s Economy.” it will take place on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 4:10 PM in Wilson Hall 103. A reception will follow the lecture. More information here: https://as.vanderbilt.edu/economics/steine-economics-lecture/.
Michelle Marcus named as Dean’s Faculty Fellow for 2022-2024
Jan. 21, 2022—Assistant Professor Michelle Marcus has been named C. Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Economics for a term running from Jan. 2022 until August 2024. The Dean’s Faculty Fellows Program launched in 2018 to support tenure-track faculty in their research, scholarship, and creative expression during their probationary period. The fellowship includes the opportunity for research funds...
2021-22 Ph.D. Job Market Candidates
Oct. 26, 2021—Vanderbilt Economics is proud to announce its 2021-22 cohort of Ph.D. students on the job market. Good luck, everyone!
Immersion Vanderbilt: Agneetta Moisio ’22
Aug. 16, 2021—Agneetta Moisio (class of 2022) spent Summer ’21 participating in a 10-week investment banking internship with Deutsche Bank in fulfillment of her Immersion requirement. She completed two rotations in different departments, starting with the foreign exchange sales desk, where currencies and precious metals are being bought and sold. There she studied currency derivatives, such as...
Yelidá Blanco García, MA ’21: Examining Trade Across Borders with the World Bank
Jun. 4, 2021—Prior to her graduation from the GPED, Fulbright scholar Yelidá María Blanco García (’21, Dominican Republic) participated in the World Bank’s noted Doing Business project as a spring intern within the Trading Across Borders team. As an intern, she had the opportunity to contribute to the 2021 and 2022 Doing Business reports by assisting with the preparation of the...
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...
Immersion Vanderbilt: Thomas Hum’s semester in SE Asia will provide personal as well as academic immersion
Mar. 25, 2021—Thomas Hum’s Immersion project, planned for Spring 2022, will plunge him not only academically into studying the developing economies of China and Singapore, but also physically into the homes of families in the towns he will visit. As a participant in the School for International Training, he will travel to and study the growing financial centers...
Senior Lecturer Heather Luea wins prestigious teaching award
Mar. 23, 2021—Heather Luea, Senior Lecturer in Economics, is the 2021 winner for the Social Sciences of the University’s Harriet S. Gilliam Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer. The Gilliam Award was established in 1995 in memory of Harriet S. Gilliam, B.A., 1966. The award recognizes a lecturer or senior lecturer who...