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Investment Tax Cuts and Jobs
Tuesday, March 31, 2020Research by professor Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato and Daniel Garrett is featured in the AEA "Chart of the Week." Their paper looks at the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and its impact on job creation.
Ph.D. Visit Day Moves Online
Monday, March 30, 2020When word came down from Duke that all in-person events were to be canceled, rescheduled, or made virtual, program coordinator Christyn Klinck and staff assistant Chelsea Fillippa had a dilemma: what were they going to do about the Ph.D. prospective student day that they had been organizing for... Read More »
Parenting in a Pandemic: Duke Experts on Helping Your Kids--and Yourself
Thursday, March 26, 2020Professor Emma Rasiel and other Duke experts talk about the stock markets, parenting, and taking breaks from the news during a pandemic.
Duke Econ Celebrates First All-Remote Ph.D. Defense
Tuesday, March 17, 2020With all the uncertainty in the world right now, Ph.D. student Amanda Grittner wasn’t going to let COVID-19 get in the way of defending her dissertation, titled Essays in Labor Economics: Effects of Immigration Policy on Vulnerable Populations. On March 16, Grittner was the first-ever Duke... Read More »
Duke Econ Senior and Alumna Win Knight-Hennessy Scholarships
Monday, March 9, 2020Two Duke Econ alumni were awarded the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which provides funding to study at Stanford. Senior econ major Jenny Jiao was just announced as the first graduating senior from Duke to be awarded the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship. Jiao will attend Stanford law school... Read More »
Black Swan Events and How They Affect the Markets
Friday, March 6, 2020Professor Emma Rasiel talks about what a black swan event, such as COVID-19, could do to financial markets.
Researchers Compared Vanguard And Fidelity Funds. Here’s What They Found
Monday, March 2, 2020Professor Edward Tower and coauthors look at investment giants Vanguard and Fidelity to assess which one provides the best returns for investments.
How Banks are Motivating Customers to Save up for Big Purchases
Monday, February 24, 2020Professor Dan Ariely discusses some of the way banks are encouraging consumers to save for big purchases.
The First Milestone In The History of Economics
Monday, February 17, 2020Professor Steven Medema talks about the first milestone of the history of economics with the Planet Money podcast. Medema's new book is now available for purchase.
Econ Alumnus Uses Duke Experience to Expand Student Potential
Wednesday, February 12, 2020Econ alumnus Tai Chen T '15 reflects on his Bass Connections project, and how it shaped how he works with students at his current position.