Oct
24
Professor Nader Habibi Discusses Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia
October 24, 2019 | Leave a Comment
“To a large segment of Saudi women, [MbS] reform not only put an end to unfair social discrimination, but it also made it affordable for them to engage in business activities and accept employment opportunities.”
Read the rest of the article here.
Oct
16
Dean Graddy featured on “Conversable Economist”
October 16, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Timothy Taylor, longtime writer of the Conversable Economist blog, recently posted a piece about the efficacy of incorporating video into introductory economics classes. Taylor touted that “[using video clips in intro lectures] can be a useful practice because it gives [the students] a sense that they are being introduced to a universe of economists, not just to one professor and a textbook.”
Taylor then goes on to explain how Amanda Bayer and Judy Chevalier have compiled video clips that would be most useful in an “Intro to Economics” class. Selecting the highlights of the compiled clips, Taylor noted that Dean Graddy’s work on the Fulton Fish Market in NYC could “easily be incorporated into an intro presentation.” He then cited her 2006 article on the same subject which was featured in the Spring issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Read Taylor’s entire blog post here.
Read Dean Graddy’s article about the Fulton Fish Market from the Spring 2006 issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives here.
Sep
18
The Implications of Turkey’s Support of Qatar
September 18, 2019 | Leave a Comment
In his most recent Op-Ed article with “The Globe Post”, Prof. Nader Habibi weighs in on the strained relationships between Middle Eastern countries. Read Prof. Habibi’s article here.
Sep
16
Prof. Goodman Weighs In On New Research
September 16, 2019 | Leave a Comment
The Econ department’s very own Professor Joshua Goodman was recently quoted in The Hechinger Report about new research that has been done about the efficacy of tuition cuts and it’s impact on the institution itself. Read the article here.
May
21
Professor Coiner’s Final Class
May 21, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019. It’s a day that will be marked in Brandeis history. Professor H. Michael Coiner gave his final lecture at Brandeis. Olin- Sang 101 was filled with students from the economics 2a course, A Survey of Economics, as well as faculty from the economics department and students who just wanted to attend his last lecture. Professor Coiner was his usual vibrant self throughout and when he was done, he wiped the chalk off of his hands, looked up at the students, and said, “And that’s the course”. This brought a huge round of applause from all who attended. One graduating senior, Darhan Rzaev, the Economics UDR, immediately went up to Professor Coiner to shake his hand and said to him “Yours was the first class I ever took at Brandeis and today it is the last one”.
Darhan Rzaev and Professor Mike Coiner
Mike’s retirement was celebrated by many in the World Court of the IBS building on Tuesday, April 17th where the soon-to-be endowed “Michael Coiner Scholarship Fund” was announced. Once this fund is endowed, students recipients this scholarship will be known as “Michael Coiner Scholars”.
The overwhelming amount of thank you’s and heartfelt expressions just don’t seem to express all that will be missed about Mike Coiner. We wish him the very best and look forward to celebrating the future scholars in his name!
Apr
29
Thank you, Professor Coiner!
April 29, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Thank you to everyone you reached out, came out, and made the retirement event for Professor Michael Coiner a wonderful success! We were also delighted to announce the establishment of the “Michael Coiner Scholarship Fund” which will be endowed within the next three years and recipients will be known as “Michael Coiner Scholars”.
Thank you for your passion, dedication, and years of service to the Econ Department, Professor! We will miss you!
Feb
8
Brandeis Economics Program Earns 2019 Top Ranking
February 8, 2019 | Leave a Comment
The Brandeis Economics program was recently awarded top rankings by College Factual. According to their research “Brandeis University’s Economics program was ranked #16 out of 418 schools nationwide. This puts the school’s program in the Top 5% of all Economics programs in the United States.”
Read more about our state- and nation-wide rankings here.
Congratulations to our hardworking faculty and staff who endeavor to make the department the best it can be!
Dec
11
From the UDRs – Emily Hong (’18)
December 11, 2018 | Leave a Comment
Emily Hong (’18) is one of our Undergraduate Department Representatives (UDRs) and will be graduating later this month. Econ 69a, Economics of Race and Gender, taught this fall by Econ Department Chair Professor Elizabeth Brainerd, was one of Emily’s favorite Econ classes in her last semester of her undergraduate career. Read more about Emily’s experience here and join us in congratulating her on her upcoming graduation!
The greatest benefit in learning economics is learning to develop tools and analytical thinking skills that can be applied to almost any topic. One of my favorite classes this semester was Economics of Race and Gender because we learned about sources and drivers of discrimination. It is common knowledge that women’s role in the workforce has changed greatly over time, but in this class we dug deeper behind generalizations like, “attitudes towards women have improved, so that is why progress has happened.” I loved learning how to break down the social, economic, and political changes behind trends.
I’m so glad that I was able to take this class before I graduated, because it gave me a new perspective on so many different everyday things, from education to birth control, that I would’ve never thought about. At Brandeis, we have the opportunity to pick interesting classes that fall outside our majors or crossover with other areas – and I would encourage people to do that, because this is one class that wasn’t required but that I gained so much from!
-Emily Hong (’18)
Oct
18
How Turkey and Saudi Arabia became frenemies – and why the Khashoggi case could change that
October 18, 2018 | Leave a Comment
Professor Nader Habibi has written an article for The Conversation regarding the tenuous ties between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Click here for the full article.
Sep
28
Can Erdogan’s New Powers Help Fix Turkey’s Economy?
September 28, 2018 | 1 Comment
Professor Nader Habibi has written an article for The National Interest regarding Turkey’s current economic crisis and how the country can avoid a “significant economic meltdown.” Click here to read the full article.