"By getting lots of the technical tools from the Stats Department and learning how to apply them in the real world from the Econ Department, I’ve been able to apply vast modeling techniques that can actually be used in real life in the type of work I do," said alum Michael Els. Read More
The International Centre for Financial Regulation (ICFR) announced on Feb.10 that a paper co-authored by Professor Connel Fullenkamp and Sunil Sharma of the IMF is the winner of the third annual ICFR - Financial Times research prize. Read More
For the third year in a row, the Department of Economics has received the most graduate student applications in its history. More than 1,700 applicants sent in their materials to be considered for the Ph.D. in Economics program, the Master's in Economics program, or the Master's in Statistical and Economic Modeling (MSEM) program. Read More
Many faculty, alumni and graduate students were at the American Economic Association (AEA) annual meeting in January to share their research. Following is a list of work presented by faculty at the meeting held in Chicago. Read More
Christopher Sims (Princeton) and Thomas Sargent (New York University) won the Nobel Prize this year. Both professors’ influence on the profession has been profound, and their former students can be found around the globe and right here at Duke. Read More