May
30
2013 Economics Commencement Highlights
May 30, 2013 | Leave a Comment
On the afternoon of May 19, 2013, the Brandeis Department of Economics was proud to confer one hundred and twenty-nine bachelor’s degrees.
May
21
Professor George Hall Explores Fiscal Prioritisation in Article on Voxeu
May 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Professor Hall and Professor Thomas Sargent, a 2011 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics from NYU, ask the question “Can we learn from previous instances of fiscal prioritisation?” in their article “Fiscal Prioritisation: Lessons from Three Wars.” Hall & Sargent go on to write, “This column surveys the US Treasury’s response to three wars – the […]
May
1
Professor Menon presents her new paper on Water Quality and Child Health
May 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Professor Menon attended and presented a paper at the Population Association of America (PAA) annual meetings in New Orleans from April 11-13th. The PAA is a professional, scientific organization dedicated to research in labor, health and demography, and is composed of economists, sociologists and demographers from universities in America and across the world. The PAA […]