03 April 2013 3:04PM Duke undergraduates Sam Waters ’15, Spencer Dahl ’15, Wes Koorbusch ‘15, and Jamie Patrick ’13 placed 11th in the 2013 CME Commodity Trading Challenge out of 326 teams nationally. The four-week electronic trading competition uses a real-time professional trading platform to allow undergraduate and graduate students to trade crude oil, gold, and corn futures in a simulated trading environment. The competition educates students on techniques, real market events and challenges, while giving them a… read more about Duke Undergrads Compete in Global Commodity Trading Challenge »
31 March 2013 3:30PM read more about Ambrus' New Research Forthcoming in the AER and Econometrica »
27 March 2013 11:55AM The 2012-13 Financial Education Partnership (FEP) Leadership Award is awarded to Jessica Chang and David Martorana, both seniors set to graduate May 2013. This annual award is bestowed to the Duke students who best exemplify leadership, passion and commitment to the goals of the FEP. "Both Jessica and David have shown enormous commitment towards mentorship of younger students, both as mentors themselves and by fostering the development of formal mentoring structures within the Duke undergraduate… read more about FEP Leadership Award 2013 Given to Seniors Chang and Martorana »
26 March 2013 1:26PM Professor Alvin Roth, joint winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics, will give a lecture on market design on Wednesday, March 27, on Duke's West Campus. The title of Roth's talk is "Deceased Organ Donation and Allocation: 3 Experiments in Market Design." The event will be held from 3:00pm - 4:30pm in the Social Psychology Building, Room 130. Roth has visited Duke several times and is a regular collaborator with Professor Attila Abdulkadiroglu, whose work was mentioned prominently in the… read more about 2012 Nobel Winner Professor Alvin Roth to Speak Wednesday March 27 »
21 March 2013 10:32AM read more about TA Application Deadline March 29th »
20 March 2013 11:13AM At the end of March, the Department of Economics will host a two-day conference bringing together young macroeconomic researchers. Organized by Francesco Bianchi and Cosmin Ilut, the Macroeconomics Jamboree 2013 will occur on March 29 and 30. View the program and speakers. The event is sponsored by Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID). The Department of Economics has been hosting Young Economists Jamborees since 2008. Please direct any questions about the Macroeconomics Jamboree to… read more about Young Economists Macroeconomics Jamboree on March 29 - 30 »
08 March 2013 2:47PM If you have any questions, please contact Ph.D. Program Assistant Amy Clayton. read more about Field Days for First Year PhDs »
04 March 2013 11:17AM read more about MA Alumna Norma Padrón Focused on Health Policy and Econ at Yale »
27 February 2013 2:56PM read more about CIP Code Change for Econ MA and Statistics-Econ MSEM programs »
21 February 2013 11:30AM Junior economics major Steven Blaser has created the Duke/Durham Saves initiative to promote savings both on Duke Campus and in the Durham Community. This project is being sponsored by the student group Financial Literacy Initiative as well as the Duke Financial Economics Center and Personal Finance @ Duke. "This program will help undergraduate and graduate students overcome the barrier to entry for savings while also promoting financial education which is essential to breaking the spending cycle,”… read more about Economics Undergraduate Begins Saving Initiative in Durham »
11 February 2013 10:02AM The Economics Student Union will be teaming up with the Career Center to host an Interviewing Skills Workshop. Come join us for an informative presentation by Anita Stockmans on how to make a great first impression and succeed in your interviews. The event will be held in Perkins Link Classroom 2 on Tuesday, February 12th at 5pm. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information on the Economics Student Union, visit the ESU webpage. read more about Interviewing Skills Workshop »
11 February 2013 10:40AM read more about Duke Economics Welcomes Postdoctoral Student Modibo Sidibé »
04 February 2013 3:12PM Duke students participating in a Financial Education Partnership (FEP) competition last fall were featured on the cover of the Business section of the New York Times in an article titled 'Conceived by Students, a Portfolio that Pays.' The students, Alex Kim, Jenny Zhang, and Mike Du, worked together on an asset allocation competition intended to help students learn more about the portfolio allocation process within the Asset Allocation Management group of a large financial institution. The… read more about FEP Competition Winners Featured in The New York Times »
01 February 2013 9:56AM A specialist in macroeconomics and monetary economics, Francesco Bianchi has two new research articles that address the role of agents’ beliefs as they relate to fiscal policymakers’ behavior. Learn more about Professor Bianchi at his profile page. read more about Francesco Bianchi’s New Research on Agents’ Beliefs Published »
23 January 2013 11:11AM Duke University's Graduate School recently named Professor Frank Sloan as one of the 2013 recipients of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring. Sloan is the J. Alexander McMahon Professor of Health Policy and Management and Professor of Economics. He studies the subjects of health policy and the economics of aging, hospitals, health, pharmaceuticals, and substance abuse. Sloan’s latest research continues to investigate the trends and repercussions of medical malpractice,… read more about Sloan Receives Award for Mentoring »
17 January 2013 1:54PM ]]> ]]> ]]> January 14-18: Monday, Jan. 14: Jose Miguel Abito (Northwestern) Tuesday, Jan. 15: Benjamin Faber (LSE) Wednesday, Jan. 16: Roy Mill (Stanford) Thursday, Jan. 17: Jose Luis Montiel Olea (Harvard) Friday, Jan. 18: Jessica Leight (MIT) January 22-25: Tuesday, Jan. 22: Clement de Chaisemartin (Paris) Friday, Jan. 25: Xiao Yu Wang (MIT) January 28-31: Monday, Jan. 28: Seth Neumuller (UCLA) Wednesday, Jan. 30: Ben Johannsen (Northwestern) Thursday, Jan. 31: Rebecca… read more about Junior Recruiting Visit Schedule for Spring 2013 »
10 January 2013 10:04AM read more about Three Economics Faculty Members Honored by Interfraternity Council »
27 December 2012 9:14AM read more about New Research Presented at the AEA Annual Conference »
18 December 2012 11:34AM read more about Professor Emeritus Thomas Naylor Passes »
13 December 2012 10:38AM read more about Sophia Zhengzi Li Wins Morgan Stanley Financial Research Prize »
04 December 2012 3:38PM Congratulations to Max Lipscomb, Jay Kocherlakota, and Jack Schrager for winning the the 2012 Barclay’s Equity Research Competition. The winners were asked to give feedback on why they wanted to participate in this competition, how they prepared, and what they learned. Here’s what they said: Why did you decide to participate in the Barclay’s Equity Research competition? “I decided to participate in the competition to learn more about fundamental equity analysis and to research an… read more about 2012 Barclays Equity Research Winners »
04 December 2012 10:16AM Ph.D. Job Market Candidates will have mock interviews starting this week to prepare them for the January AEA meeting and subsequent fly-outs. Approximately 17 faculty members will conduct the interviews on Friday, Dec. 7, and Monday, Dec. 10. If you have questions about the schedule or interviews, please contact the Ph.D. Program Assistant, Amy Clayton. read more about Mock Interviews Begin This Week »
29 November 2012 3:37PM The winners from the 2012 Deutsche Game Show were asked why they wanted to participate in this competition and how they prepared. Here are some of their answers: Why did you decide to participate in the Deutsche Game Show? “I decided to participate in the game show because I thought it would be a valuable experience. As a junior, with internship recruiting and interviews coming up soon, I wanted to learn as much as I could by taking part in the finance competitions that are offered… read more about 2012 Deutsche Game Show Winners »
27 November 2012 12:00PM The Department of Economics has 17 Ph.D. students who will graduate this year. Each student is seeking employment beginning Summer 2013. Specialities of this group include macroeconomics, applied microeconomics, econometrics, microeconomic theory, financial economics, labor economics, public economics, public finance and asset pricing. Please visit our job market candidates page for details on these students. read more about Ph.D. Job Market Candidates »
26 November 2012 11:40AM Professor Rachel Kranton was recently elected as a Fellow of the Econometric Society. A professor at Duke since 2007, Kranton's research contributes to many fields including microeconomics, economic development, and industrial organization. read more about Rachel Kranton Elected Fellow of the Econometric Society »
13 November 2012 12:24PM This past July, Isabelle Cohen joined the Department of Economics as an associate on Professor Erica Field’s research team. Cohen shared the following information about herself and her work in development economics. read more about New Research Staff Member »
06 November 2012 11:40AM Learn more about getting a Master's in Economics at Duke. read more about Master's Program Alum Explains Why Duke Was Best for Him »
06 November 2012 10:00AM Many analysts fear that the Euro area’s sovereign debt crisis will disrupt both the real economy and financial markets worldwide. Among the Euro zone countries engulfed in the crisis, markets and policymakers have increasingly focused on Italy, for reasons that are not hard to understand: it is the area’s third-largest economy and is saddled with the world’s third largest outstanding public debt (after the United States and Japan). Perhaps less known are Italy… read more about Too Big to Fail? Too Big to Bail? Italy, Europe, and the Euro »
24 October 2012 6:41PM Marija Vukotić, now a professor in the UK, graduated in 2010 with a doctorate in economics from Duke. In this interview, she shares her graduate school experience, explains her current research, and gives practical advice for both current and prospective students. Tell us about your background prior to Duke. I did my undergraduate studies in economics at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. After graduating, for one year I worked for the G17 Research Institute, in the… read more about Ph.D. Alumna Shares Personal Experience and Practical Advice »
17 October 2012 10:47AM Visit Professor Abdulkadiroglu's profile page to learn more about his research. See a list of faculty focused on the economics of education. read more about Duke Collaborator Explains Nobel Winner Alvin Roth's Contribution »