Nov
23
Department of Economics Statement on Campus Diversity
November 23, 2015 | Leave a Comment
The Department of Economics supports the recent calls for greater diversity within the Brandeis community. The senior faculty have met and commits the Department to the following actions: For our undergraduate program, we will: a) increase our outreach to communities within Brandeis that are under-represented in our courses and our major, b) broaden the charge […]
Nov
18
Mortality Beliefs and Household Finance Puzzles
November 18, 2015 | Leave a Comment
How long do you expect to live? Your answer to this question is an important factor in determining how much of your income you will spend and how much you will save. A new paper by Raphael Schoenle and co-authors Rawley Z. Heimer (IBS PhD ’13) and Kristian Ove R. Myrseth finds that young people […]