17 August 2016 1:06PM read more about How Technological Disruption, Not Trade, Doomed U.S. Steel Jobs »
10 August 2016 2:55PM read more about In the Media: Islam Per Se Is Not Harmful to Development »
10 August 2016 2:58PM read more about In the Media: Steel’s Decline Was About Technology, Not Trade »
04 August 2016 11:28AM As summer winds down, things here at the Department of Economics are just getting started. On Monday the Social Sciences Building opened its doors to the first batch of incoming Blue Devils: 27 Ph.D. students. This particular cohort is the largest since 2006, when 30 students were admitted. The five women and 22 men hail from countries all over the world, including Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Canada Chile, China, Hungary, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, and the United States. In total, the… read more about Department Welcomes 27 New Ph.D. Students »
27 July 2016 11:24AM read more about In the Media: Which Nations Boast World's Tallest People? »
26 July 2016 10:30AM read more about New & Noteworthy: Collard-Wexler's Research Featured on Economics Blog »
13 July 2016 1:05PM read more about In the Media: A Guaranteed Federal Jobs Program Is Needed »
11 July 2016 10:48AM read more about In the Media: The Roots of Middle East Mistrust »
07 July 2016 9:45AM Doctoral candidate John Singleton has been chosen as a 2016 National Academy of Education (NAEd) Spencer Dissertation Fellow. He will receive a $27,500 stipend to support the completion of his dissertation. This program is highly selective; this year Singleton is one of 35 fellows chosen from nearly 400 applicants representing more than 100 graduate institutions. According to NAEd President Michael Feuer, “The dissertation fellowship provides financial support and mentoring to help outstanding… read more about Ph.D. Candidate John Singleton Awarded National Academy of Education Dissertation Fellowship »
01 July 2016 12:45PM Professor Andrew Patton has been named the Zelter Family Professor of Economics, effective July 1. Endowed by Duke University alumnus James C. Zelter ’84, the Zelter Chair in Financial Economics was created to support the mission of the Duke Financial Economics Center (DFE) to combine research, teaching, and academic study in financial economics. This contribution comes at a time of growth for the DFE, which recently dedicated two newly renovated spaces within the Department of Economics to finance… read more about Patton Named Zelter Family Professor of Economics »
01 July 2016 12:41PM Professor James W. Roberts has been appointed to an endowed professorship in the university's Bass Program for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. He will hold the Fred W. Shaffer Professor of Economics chair for a five-year term — effective July 1 — after which he will become a lifetime member of the Bass Society of Fellows. "It's nice to know that Duke as a university recognizes efforts not only in research but also in the classroom. Having this program in place reflects more on Duke's commitment… read more about Roberts Appointed Bass Professor »
27 June 2016 8:27AM Last month financial econometricians convened for a conference at the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Professor Tim Bollerslev’s 1986 paper on the generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model. The GARCH model is a deceptively simple framework that is still used widely in the financial industry and academia as the model of reference for forecasting financial volatility. “GARCH has had a profound effect on both financial econometrics… read more about Economists Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Bollerslev’s GARCH Model »
24 June 2016 2:02PM read more about Modern Lessons on Poverty from Old Istanbul »
23 June 2016 10:09AM read more about In the Media: Sharia Courts May Have Helped Bring Down the Ottoman Empire »
21 June 2016 4:41PM Faculty from Duke’s Center for the History of Political Economy (HOPE) won three of the five awards and honors presented at the 2016 meetings of the History of Economics Society (HES), which took place at the Fuqua School of Business on June 17 - 20. Each of the HES award committees worked independently to come up with their recommendations. Professor Neil de Marchi was named Distinguished Fellow of the HES, the highest award that the society bestows. Professor Roy Weintraub, together with co-author Till… read more about HOPE Faculty Win at History of Economics Society Conference »
16 June 2016 12:50PM Professor Bruce Caldwell has been named the inaugural recipient of the Manhattan Institute’s Hayek Scholarship Prize, which recognizes scholarly work on Austrian economist and Nobel laureate F.A. Hayek. Caldwell received his award at a luncheon at the Union League Club in New York City on June 7. “I am pleased and humbled to win the Hayek Scholarship Prize,” Caldwell said. The Manhattan Institute typically awards an annual Hayek Book Prize; this is the first year a second award for excellence in… read more about Caldwell Wins Hayek Scholarship Prize »
08 June 2016 2:22PM Duke University researchers Lindsey Eldred Kozecke and Elizabeth Gifford were awarded a $150,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine how parents’ interaction with the criminal justice system affects children’s health and well-being. The project will analyze North Carolina administrative data going back more than a decade and explore whether and how the presence of children in a defendant’s life affects sentencing. “In this country, 2 million children have an incarcerated… read more about Economics, Public Policy Researchers to Explore Effects of Sentencing on Children »
08 June 2016 10:42AM read more about In the Media: The Difference an All-White Jury Makes »
07 June 2016 10:20AM read more about Common 'Cents' in the Classroom »
16 May 2016 9:51AM The Department of Economics held its Graduation Recognition Ceremony in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Sunday, May 15. This year the department recognized 17 graduates with a Ph.D., 68 graduates with a Master of Arts of Economics, 10 graduates with a Master of Science in Statistical and Economic Modeling, 7 graduates with a Master of Science in Economics and Computation, and 205 graduates with an economics major. Professor Huseyin Yildirim spoke to the class of 2016, commending their accomplishments on behalf… read more about Duke Economics Celebrates Class of 2016 Graduates »
27 April 2016 10:03AM Each month, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) selects a handful of working papers to feature in its Digest. Professional journalists are assigned to summarize the papers for a non-technical audience. The research being done by Duke Economics Professor Patrick Bayer has been highlighted in the April issue of the publication. Read the full April NBER Digest online. Shamena Anwar, Patrick Bayer, and Randi Hjalmarsson: The Impact of Early Female Jurors on Criminal Cases read more about New & Noteworthy: Faculty Research Featured in NBER Digest »
20 April 2016 12:19PM How efficiently do cities spend taxpayer dollars? A new WalletHub study assesses public spending in 78 American cities, examining key expenditure categories such as education, law enforcement, and parks and recreation. Durham and Raleigh ranked 31st and 41st, respectively. Weighing in as an expert, Professor Michael Munger identified budgets and affordable housing as two of the biggest issues facing city governments today, but noted that “from an efficiency perspective, American cities are… read more about Commentary: 2016's Cities With the Most Efficient Public Spending »
08 April 2016 11:46AM Professor Frank Sloan is the 2016 recipient of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) Victor R. Fuchs Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented biennially to an economist who has made significant lifetime contributions to the field of health economics. Sloan will be officially recognized with a plaque at the upcoming ASHEcon conference in June. “Frank is without a doubt among a handful of the very best and most distinguished senior health economists in the world,” said… read more about Frank Sloan to Receive Victor R. Fuchs Award »
06 April 2016 1:40PM read more about In the Media: 2016 College Women of the Year »
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, and students. “I certainly didn’t expect to win,” said Freeland, human resources manager at the Social Sciences Research Institute. “I have no strategy; I just choose the awesome Tar Heels every year, regardless of their record… read more about Megh Freeland Wins Duke Econ Bracket Challenge »
29 March 2016 11:44AM read more about In the Media: A Plan to Stop the Pension Plan Rip-Off »
28 March 2016 2:00PM The Duke Financial Economics Center (DFE) is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 DFE Leadership Award. Seniors Jenna Garand and Diana Lam are the deserving recipients as true representatives of qualities the DFE seeks to foster in students: initiative, intellectual and professional curiosity, and commitment to collaborating meaningfully with others. Through their responses to the questions below, Jenna and Diana leave no doubt that they took full advantage of their DFE and Duke experiences and… read more about 2016 DFE Leadership Award Winners Embody Curiosity, Collegiality »
24 March 2016 2:15PM read more about In the Media: Fudge-ocracy »
23 March 2016 4:05PM Professor Tim Bollerslev has been named a fellow of the Society for Economic Measurement (SEM). He is one of three nominees to be elected this year. Bollerslev was nominated by longtime co-author Francis Diebold, a professor of finance and statistics at the University of Pennsylvania. “I’ve known Tim for some 30 years, and throughout he has been a world leader in the econometrics of volatility measurement, broadly defined, with emphasis on financial markets,” said Diebold. “Hence, I view Tim’s SEM… read more about Tim Bollerslev Elected as Society for Economic Measurement Fellow »
17 March 2016 1:51PM read more about New & Noteworthy: You Can’t Keep a Lid on Discontent Forever »