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Rasiel appointed as Eads Professor of the Practice in Energy
Friday, November 16, 2018Professor Emma Rasiel has been appointed as the as the Eads Professor of the Practice in Energy by the Duke University Energy Initiative and Fuqua School of Business.
Professor Peter Arcidiacono Named as 2018 Fellow of the Econometric Society
Monday, November 12, 2018The Duke Economics Department is pleased to announce that professor Peter Arcidiacono has been named as one of the 22 new Fellows of the Econometric Society for 2018. The Econometrics Society is an international, independent society for the... Read More »
AEA Chart of the Week: Economic Shocks and Crime: Evidence from the Brazilian Trade Liberalization
Friday, November 9, 2018Professor Rafael Dix-Carneiro's recent paper on economic effects on local crime rates in Brazil was featured as the AEA Chart of the Week.
Duke Economics to Co-Sponsor Inaugural Conference on International Development
Tuesday, November 6, 2018Duke University will host its first multidisciplinary conference on international development on Nov. 15 and 16 in Perkins Library and Penn Pavilion. Duke Economics is a co-sponsor of the event. The conference, “The New Building Blocks of Development,” will feature Duke faculty from across the... Read More »
Duke Financial Economics Center Debuts Student Advisory Committee
Friday, November 2, 2018The Duke Financial Economics Center (DFE) has launched the new Student Advisory Committee for the 2018-2019 school year. Program coordinator Jennifer Valentyn, who is helping support the committee, says the goal is to provide a student perspective on current DFE programs, including how they... Read More »
Can Smartphones for Women in Chhattisgarh Help in Economic Development?
Thursday, October 25, 2018A new report co-authored by professor Erica Field highlights the economic benefit of women having access to and owning mobile phones.
Average Price of a JD Drops Amid Declining Class Sizes, Costing $1.5B a Year in Lost Tuition
Friday, October 12, 2018A new study by Professor Emma Rasiel shows that law schools have cut class sizes and offered tuition discounts that lowered the average inflation-adjusted cost of a law degree by 6 percent.
Turkey Vows To Buy Iranian Energy, Setting Up Possible Confrontation With U.S.
Monday, October 8, 2018Professor Timur Kiran comments on the recent vow by Turkey's Erdogan to continue purchasing Iranian natural gas despite sanctions imposed by the United States
Duke Economics Welcomes Bocar Ba
Wednesday, October 3, 2018Duke Economics is pleased to welcome postdoctoral associate Bocar Ba to the department for the 2018-2019 school year. Ba grew up in France, and then moved to Canada, where he did his undergraduate degree. He then did his doctoral studies at the University of Chicago, where he... Read More »
Duke Economics Hosts Homecoming Happy Hour
Wednesday, September 26, 2018The sun was hot and the drinks were cold as the Economics Graduate Student Committee (EGSC) threw the first-ever Homecoming Happy Hour. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni gathered behind the Social Sciences building to mingle and reminisce about their days in Duke Economics. Normally, the EGSC... Read More »