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Undergraduates Impress With Solid Research in Theses, Posters
Monday, May 10, 201010 May 2010 12:00AM Approximately 30 top undergraduate students participated in honors program events this Spring. Competitions were held for best thesis, best research presentation and best poster. The students' wide-ranging research included topics such as market volatility, health care,... Read More »
Zanalda on Greece and Recent Market Turbulence
Friday, May 7, 201007 May 2010 12:00AM Professor of Economic History Gionvani Zanalda helped viewers of the evening news of local station WRAL (CBS) understand the volatility in the stock market on Thursday, May 6. Here you can watch a video of the news clip that includes insights from Zanalda as well as photos... Read More »
ERID Conference on Roth and Sotomayor: Twenty Years After
Thursday, May 6, 201006 May 2010 12:00AM Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) and the the Wallis Institute are co-sponsoring a matching conference titled "Roth and Sotomayor: Twenty Years After" on May 7 - 9 at the R.J. Reynolds Auditorium in the Fuqua School of Business. More than 50 economists and researchers... Read More »
Graduating MA Students Heading to Ph.D. Programs Worldwide
Tuesday, May 4, 201004 May 2010 12:00AM Twelve of our graduating Master's program students have been admitted to Ph.D. programs worldwide in economics, finance, business and health policy. "I'm really proud of of this group," said Meghan Jackson, Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies. "The Ph.D. placements... Read More »
Professor Bruce Caldwell on the Keynes-Hayek Relationship
Wednesday, April 28, 201028 April 2010 12:00AM The Director of the Center for the History of Political Economy, Bruce Caldwell, recently gave a talk on F.A. Hayek and the Keynes-Hayek relationship at a conference in Cambridge on "new economic thinking." Here you can watch talks by Caldwell and other leading economic... Read More »
Researching Mutual Funds: Tower and Zhang Collaborate
Tuesday, April 20, 201020 April 2010 12:00AM Professor Ed Tower and Master's student Zhang Yichong (pictured) examine the equity returns of Vanguard and and other mutual fund families. Their results recently grabbed attention at CBS MoneyWatch, an award-winning website covering personal finance and economic topics. ... Read More »
Alum Now at Oracle Corporation Shares His Experience, Advice
Monday, April 19, 201019 April 2010 12:00AM Cincinnati native Justin Knowles graduated from Duke in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in economics and political science. He then received a Master's in economics from Duke in 1997. Knowles later obtained his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where... Read More »
New Professor Francesco Bianchi
Monday, April 12, 201012 April 2010 12:00AM Originally from the picturesque city of Prato near Florence, Italy, Francesco Bianchi joined the department of economics last summer as an assistant professor. “I really liked that the department was committed to building a new macro group,” Bianchi said when asked why... Read More »
Amartya Sen Lecture on Duke Economics YouTube Channel
Friday, April 9, 201009 April 2010 12:00AM For those who missed the recent visit of Nobel Laureate and Harvard Professor Amartya Sen, you can watch a video of the event at Duke Economics' YouTube Channel. Sen spoke on "The Uses and Abuses of Adam Smith" as part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the History... Read More »
Zombies Overtake Department
Thursday, April 1, 201001 April 2010 12:00AM In a sneak attack this morning, a group of ravenous zombies overtook the department of economics for a short time, entering faculty offices and creating mayhem in the halls. Professor Ed Tower, unfazed, was seen smacking one unfortunate zombie on the head with his newest... Read More »