Three graduates of the Master's in Economics program are now nearing completion of their doctoral studies. Nujin Prasertsom, Tae Bong Kim and Lirong Xia are expected to finish their Ph.D. studies in May 2011 and are now job market candidates. "Moving from college to a Ph.D is a big step. Duke's Master's program is a nice bridge that equipped me with the knowledge necessary to pursue a Ph.D. successfully," said Prasertsom, who came to Duke from Thailand and is now in the department's Ph.D. program in economics. Her… read more about Once Master's Students, Now Ph.D. Job Market Candidates This Year »
08 December 2010 12:00AM Tennis player Alain Michel is a senior economics major from the "economic heart of Brazil," Sao Paulo. Taking a quick break from his busy schedule, Michel answered a few questions about his experience as a successful student-athlete: read more about Five Questions with Brazilian Econ Major and Men's Tennis Player »
22 November 2010 12:00AM Duke University senior Jared Dunnmon of Cincinnati was among the 32 recipients selected this weekend for prestigious Rhodes Scholarships. read more about Economics and Engineering Major Wins Rhodes Scholarship »
15 November 2010 12:00AM The Departments of Economics and Business Schools at Duke and UT-Austin and the Center for the Study of Industrial Organization (CSIO) at Northwestern University will be holding the ninth in a series of annual jointly-sponsored conferences focusing primarily on theoretical work in industrial organization. The two-day conference is intended to serve as a forum for presentation and discussion of current research on theoretical industrial organization, with a special emphasis on work by younger… read more about Industrial Organization Theory Conference This Weekend »
05 November 2010 12:00AM At the request of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a new committee has been created by Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to examine Medicare payments to doctors and hospitals. Chaired by Professor Frank Sloan, the group is charged with evaluating the accuracy of the geographic adjustment factors used by Medicare. The committee held their second meeting this week in Washington, D.C. read more about Frank Sloan Chairing IOM Committee on Medicare Payments »
01 November 2010 12:00AM read more about New Finance Course for Spring 2011 »
19 October 2010 12:00AM Message from Debbie Bruen, Research Assistant and Internship Coordinator at the Federal Reserve Board: "Dear Professor Fullenkamp, I am writing to request your help in informing the students in your department about Research Assistant (RA) positions at the Federal Reserve Board. Our positions are highly competitive and each year we hire approximately 20-30 recent graduates as new RAs. While at the Board, RAs work on a broad range of topics and have the opportunity to increase their quantitative… read more about Research Assistant Positions at the Federal Reserve Board »
19 October 2010 12:00AM The Triangle Census Research Data Center (TCRDC) Conference held this week explores social sciences research opportunities with the use of confidential microdata collected by the U.S. Census Bureau and other government agencies. The conference also celebrates the opening of a second center at RTI International, the Research Triangle Park nonprofit. The new center is a highly secure, 2,000-square-foot workspace for researchers with RTI, Duke and the UNC system, all of whom are… read more about TCRDC Holds Third Annual Conference and Opens New Center »
14 October 2010 12:00AM Friday, October 14 Job market candidate materials due All job market candidates should submit an electronic copy of their application materials to Ashli Kjos. Monday, October 17 Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship applications due The Graduate School is currently accepting applications for a number of fellowships for summer 2012 and the 2012-13 academic year, including the Summer Research Fellowship. All Econ PhD students in Year 3 and 4 who wish… read more about Important Dates 2011-12 »
12 October 2010 12:00AM Message from David Shein, a Research Associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: read more about Model Operator Position at the Federal Reserve Board of Kansas City »
12 October 2010 12:00AM Message from David Shein, a Research Associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: read more about Research Associate Position at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City »
06 October 2010 12:00AM Duke University is enthusiastic to host the 2010 NBER-NSF Time Series Conference. This conference is the premier international meeting on the statistical analysis of time series data and attracts leading researchers from around the world. It has been held annually since the late 1970s at universities in the United States, Asia and Europe. This year's conference program highlights recent research contributions in the major fields of time series econometrics, including traditional time series… read more about NBER-NSF Time Series Conference Held This Friday & Saturday »
06 October 2010 12:00AM Professor Juan Rubio-Ramirez conducts research within the fields of dynamic equilibrium macroeconomic models and time series econometrics. His latest interests also include international economic issues, the relationship between volatility and macroeconomic fluctuations, and finance issues. Rubio-Ramirez has the following four articles forthcoming in various journals: “Cointegrated TFP Processes and International Business Cycles” with Pau Rabanal (IMF) and Vicente Tuesta (Central Reserve Bank of… read more about Rubio-Ramirez: Forthcoming Research »
04 October 2010 12:00AM "Economics and Human Biology: Why are Americans shorter and fatter?" Professor John Komlos, University of Munich As part of the Allen Starling Johnson, Jr. Distinguished Lecturer Series, Professor Komlos will give a talk on "Economics and Human Biology: Why are Americans shorter and fatter?". Thursday, October 28th at 4:00 pm in Soc Sci RM 111 Professor Komlos is an internationally recognized Professor of Economics and Chair of the Institute of Economic History at the… read more about Dr. John Komlos to speak at Duke »
27 September 2010 12:00AM Dr. Fullenkamp’s approach to teaching means that he not only provides students with needed analytical tools, but also builds the students’ leadership capacity to overcome unexpected challenges. read more about Connel Fullenkamp: Teaching for the Unexpected »
27 September 2010 12:00AM Master’s students in the Department of Economics this semester are sure to find the program and its new associate director to be one of a kind. Lending a helping hand to the students is Adrian Garcia-Mosqueira, a recent graduate of the Master’s program himself. Born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico, Garcia-Mosqueira moved to California to attend the University of California at Riverside. After attaining undergraduate degrees in history and economics, he found himself across the country in… read more about MA Students Helped by New Associate Director Garcia-Mosqueira »
22 September 2010 12:00AM This is a fantastic time to learn more about consulting if you're an underclassman, as you'll be able to hear from four companies in very different areas of consulting. If you're an upperclassman, this is a good chance to do the same thing and also network with recruiters. The four firms are: The Brattle Group - Economic/Litigation Consulting IBM Global Business Services - Technology/Business Consulting L.E.K Consulting – Corporate Strategy Consulting Analysis Group - Economic/Litigation… read more about Consulting Symposium - Tonight at 8 PM »
20 September 2010 12:00AM “Even in my first year, I knew that AIDS in Africa would be a focus for me,” said Kristin Johnson, a Ph.D. student who double-majored in mathematics and economics as an undergraduate at the University of Colorado. Now in the fourth year of her Ph.D. studies, Johnson has learned the research skills to help address the critical health situation in Sub-Saharan Africa. More than two-thirds of the approximately 39 million people living with HIV or AIDS in the world reside there. While living and… read more about Ph.D. Student Kristin Johnson Researches to Help Tanzania »
17 September 2010 12:00AM Economics professors David Laibson (Harvard University), Brigitte Madrian (Harvard University), James Choi (Yale University) and John Beshears (Stanford University) are seeking full-time research assistants who will begin employment during the summer of 2011. This one-year position entails work on theoretical and empirical research related to savings, investment, and psychological economics. The research will use field data, experimental data, and hybrid field experiments. Full job… read more about Research Assistantship Position for Recent Undergraduate Economics Graduates »
14 September 2010 12:00AM This Friday, researchers from the U.S. and Europe will meet to discuss new research in the field of pharmaceutical economics. The symposium is in honor of Economics Professor Henry Grabowski, who has been at Duke University since 1972 and is the Director of the Program in Pharmaceuticals and Health Economics. The program will begin at 9:30am and will be held at the King's Daughters Inn, adjacent to Duke's East Campus. The day will conclude at 6:00pm with a dinner at the Duke Gardens… read more about Pharmaceutical Economics Conference Honoring Grabowski »
14 September 2010 12:00AM Professor Daniel Chen at the Law School is looking for several research assistants. He received his Economics PhD from MIT in 2004 and JD from Harvard in 2009. read more about RAships for Econ Students with Prof. Daniel Chen (Duke Law) »