Mar
29
Professor Katy Graddy Receives Honorary Doctorate
March 29, 2018 | Leave a Comment
March 22, 2018 Kathryn Graddy, Fred and Rita Richman Distinguished Professor of Economics and Senior Associate Dean of the Brandeis International Business School (IBS), was awarded an honorary doctorate at the Copenhagen Business School’s 101st Annual Celebration on March 16, 2018. See the full article on IBS News and Media
Mar
29
Brandeis Economics Department Earns Top Rankings
March 29, 2018 | Leave a Comment
The Brandeis Economics Department has achieved top rankings in College Factual. College Factual, a data-filled website that helps students discover the right college, major and career for them through national rankings, matching technology, and in-depth college profiles, has released their rankings. See the link below: https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/brandeis-university/news/top-college-2018-top-ranked-economics/
Mar
20
In a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), George J. Hall, professor of economics, and his New York University colleague Thomas J. Sargent calculated the US debt limit for every year between 1776 and 1939, and found that Congress used to promptly repay the nation’s loans. Read The article on Futurity Read […]
Mar
20
New Faculty: Jean-Paul L’Huillier
March 20, 2018 | Leave a Comment
The Economics department welcomes our newest faculty member, Jean-Paul L’Huillier. Jean-Paul’s primary area of expertise is Macroeconomics (Information Frictions, Monetary Economics, Business Cycles) and secondary is Experimental Economics. The complete interview with Professor L’Huillier from BrandeisNOW, can be found here.
Mar
17
Raphael Schoenle awarded prestigious grant
March 17, 2018 | Leave a Comment
Prof. Raphael Schoenle won a prestigious research grant from the Fondation Banque de France, the research foundation of the central bank of France. A maximum of four grants are awarded under this internationally highly competitive research award each year. More information can be found at: https://fondation.banque-france.fr/en/sponsorship/research-grants