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Andrew Patton: Modeling the Markets
Friday, October 16, 200916 October 2009 1:25PM Economist uses math models to describe financial markets Durham, NC -- As an ordinary guy making a living, Andrew Patton is as dismayed as the next person about the downturn in the financial markets. But as an economist whose research investigates the behavior of stock... Read More »
Specialty Courts for Medical Malpractice Legal Disputes
Friday, October 9, 200909 October 2009 1:29PM
Defensive Medicine and Healthcare Costs
Thursday, October 8, 200908 October 2009 4:01PM
Economist Timur Kuran is helping to build the Duke Islamic Studies Center
Thursday, September 24, 200924 September 2009 12:00AM For the full story...
Study Suggests Why Parents Stricter With Older Children
Wednesday, September 23, 200923 September 2009 12:00AM Professor Joe Hotz discusses his recent research on risky behavior and adolescents. Duke Today featured a video presentation of the work. The paper, "Games Parents and Adolescents Play" appeared in the April 2008 issue of the Economic Journal. Read the full story or watch... Read More »
What would Keynes do?
Tuesday, September 22, 200922 September 2009 12:00AM In a recent video segment, Professor Roy Weintraub says the late British economist John Maynard Keynes would support fiscal stimulus plans. View the video segment here and visit the Center for History of Political Economy website to learn more about the Center's... Read More »
Duke Report: Global Health Contributes $2 Billion Annually to State Economy
Monday, September 21, 200921 September 2009 2:09PM The report found that more than 7,000 jobs and $508 million in salaries and wages annually can be attributed to North Carolina’s global health sector.
News Tip: Poverty Statistics Underestimate Scope of Problem, Duke Expert Says
Tuesday, September 8, 200908 September 2009 10:15AM
Megh Freeland Wins Duke Econ Bracket Challenge
05 April 2016 2:27PM Last night, when No. 2 seed Villanova beat No. 1 seed UNC with a three-point buzzer-beater, Megh Freeland officially won Duke Economics’ annual bracket challenge. Despite picking UNC to win it all, she secured a 10-point lead over the second place and bested 31 faculty, staff,... Read More »