Economics Department
Gianni Toniolo, who joined the Duke Economics faculty in 1996, passed away on November 13, 2022. Toniolo, an Italian native, was born in 1942. He received his doctorate in economics from the University of Venice, Italy, and completed his postdoctoral studies at Harvard. Throughout his career, he held positions at Oxford, Hitotsubashi University in Japan and Tor Vergata University of Rome, among others. He had a formidable impact on the field of economics. Toniolo’s research focused on European economic history in… read more about Duke Economics Remembers Gianni Toniolo »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners is interviewed in this NPR piece. read more about NPR: Cryptocurrency exchange FTX files for bankruptcy »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners offers context in this news story for Marketplace. read more about Marketplace: Crypto exchange Binance walks away from FTX deal »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners talks to Barron's. read more about Barron's: Face-Off Between Crypto Billionaires Is the Market’s Biggest Near-Term Risk »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners is quoted in this New York Times piece. read more about New York Times: Binance Pulls Out of Deal to Acquire Rival Crypto Exchange FTX »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners was interviewed for this news article. read more about Commercial Observer: FTX Turmoil Undermines Miami’s Crypto Strategy »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners speaks to The Hill. read more about The Hill: Crypto faces a crisis of confidence amid FTX collapse »
Lee Reiners, DFE lecturing fellow, is quoted in this article. read more about Roll Call: FTX failure may strengthen case for more robust crypto regulation »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners and Vanderbilt's Yesha Yadav "explain the complexities facing regulators and the odds facing investors hoping to recover their funds." read more about Reuters: Legal Explainer: Regulators face unique hurdles in FTX probes »
Reiners talks to Boris Sanchez on CNN New Day. read more about DFE Lecturing Fellow talks to CNN about the FTX bankruptcy and what it means for crypto regulation »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners talks to CBS News. read more about CBS News: Cryptocurrency exchange FTX facing potential bankruptcy »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners on Fox Business. read more about Fox Business: Did FTX meltdown turn the 'crypto winter' into a 'crypto ice age'? »
DURHAM, N.C. – Two Duke University seniors were among the recipients selected this weekend for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Qi Xuan Khoo and Shreyas Hallur were chosen from among many applicants from colleges and universities. Hallur received one of the 32 scholarships available to students from the United States, while Khoo won the only scholarship available to Malaysian citizens. The scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. Recipients are selected… read more about Two Duke Seniors Win Rhodes Scholarships »
For the second time, the Review of Economic Studies is organizing this year a tour of North American institutions, with the aim of showcasing top job market candidates from European institutions. This year’s speakers nominated by a committee of Restud board members are Alison Andrew (Oxford), Nicolas Bonneton (Mannheim), Amanda Dahlstrand-Rudin (Microsoft Research New England), Diego Kaenzig (Northwestern), and Noemie Touati (Columbia). Duke University will host the first leg of this year’s tour, on October 17 2022.… read more about Duke Economics to Host Leg of ReStud North American Tour »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners is quoted in this Forbes investigation article regarding real-world use case of Web3 technology and who is profiting. read more about Crypto Darling Helium Promised A ‘People’s Network.’ Instead, Its Executives Got Rich. »
Duke Economics prides itself on being where economics go far beyond finances, demonstrating just how multidimensional the discipline can be. Under the leadership of James Roberts, professor of Economics and Econ’s Chair, the department has been focusing on showing students how economics applies to multiple disciplines. From reconfiguring Econ 101 to developing labs and mentorship programs, Duke Econ is committed to dispelling pre-conceptions about the discipline and showing students that economics are applicable to the… read more about Econ’s New Faculty Take a Multifaceted Look at Real-World Problems »
As a freshman in college, Gorter Family Distinguished Professor Timur Kuran wanted to study chemical engineering. His advisor told him to take Econ 101 as an elective, saying that no matter what Kuran did in life, economics would serve him. Kuran’s TA in that class would set him on a course that changed his life. It was Oliver Hart, a man who is now a famous economist. Every week, Hart would give the class a short quiz. One week, the question was, “Should the government build a post office within 50 miles of every… read more about How a Failed Quiz Created an Economist »