Economics Department
Duke Econ alum Daniel Osuna was recently awarded first place in the national competition for research excellence "Victor Urquidi" for his paper on deportees and how they contribute to Mexican firms. Osuna is currently a Research Economist at the Central Bank of México. His research interests lie in development and labor economics. The full list of winners can be found here (link in Spanish) and more information about Osuna's paper can be found here. read more about Duke Alum Daniel Osuna Wins Victor Urquidi Prize for Best 2023 Paper on Mexico »
Opinion piece in The Hill by DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners read more about Lee Reiners: Sam Bankman Fried is still insulting his victims »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners speaks to Esquire on the risks of investing in Bitcoin. read more about Lee Reiners: "There's no understanding of Bitcoin's value." »
DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners quoted in Vista Today read more about Lee Reiners: Major Financial Firms Embracing Crypto for Fee Revenue »
Connel Fullenkamp weighs in for MarketWatch: Inflation has been slowing. When will prices go down? read more about Connel Fullenkamp: Slowing Inflation Does Not Mean Lower Prices »
Economics has historically been a male-dominated field. Even now, only around 1/3 of economics Ph.D. students are women. While progress is being made, many young women are left to parse the heavily-patriarchal system on their own (interviews for faculty jobs in hotel rooms, anyone?). Tirza Angerhofer, Ph.D., ‘28, is trying to change that. Through the Women in Economics group, she reached out to female faculty and female Ph.D. students in economics-related disciplines such as economics, public policy and… read more about Creating Connections, Fostering Opportunities: Duke's Women in Economics Initiative »
Interview with DFE Lecturing Fellow Lee Reiners on NPR's Morning Edition read more about Will Bitcoin ETFs lead to crypto becoming more common in investment portfolios? »
What inspired an Economics and Mathematics dual major to also pursue a seemingly disparate minor in Cinematic Arts? For Parinay Gupta, it was his Writing 101 course: Gender and Sexuality in Latin American Films. “Delving into the analysis of gender representation in Latin American cinema, I became increasingly intrigued by the creative processes that transpired behind the camera and shaped the narratives presented on screen,” he explains. He took an acting course in Theater Studies in the spring and followed with a summer… read more about When Cinematic Arts Brings Economics into Focus »
The Southern Economic Association® (SEA) presented and honored its inaugural cohort of Distinguished Fellows on November 19, 2023 during its 93rd Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. The inaugural cohort consists of all living past Presidents of the Association, who are at least two years removed from office. The SEA Board unanimously approved a resolution creating a Distinguished Fellows Program at its 92nd Annual Meeting. Distinguished Fellows have a substantial record of exceptional scholarly achievement and long-term… read more about Four Duke Scholars Among Those Honored by the Southern Economic Association As the Inaugural Cohort of Distinguished Fellows »
Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, spoke Monday to students in Duke Economics. Cook summarized the status and stresses of several sectors of the U.S. economy, and took questions from students. Her uncle was Samuel DuBois Cook, a political theorist who was the first tenured African American professor at Duke. For more thoughts from speakers on campus this year, visit the Said@Duke website. read more about Federal Reserve Board Member Lisa Cook on Financial Stability and Stressors »
Exposure to a large-scale disaster, such as a tsunami, impacts population health over a decade later. A new study by an inter-disciplinary team of researchers in the United States and Indonesia has found that women who lived along the coast of Aceh, Indonesia when it was hit by waves from the 2004 tsunami have lower cortisol levels 14 years later than women who lived in other, nearby coastal communities that were not directly affected. Cortisol is a stress hormone produced by the adrenal glands. Cortisol levels rise in… read more about Study Shows Long-Term Health Impacts After Exposure to Environmental Disaster »
From The New York Times; quotes Lee Reiners, Lecturing Fellow in the Duke Financial Economics Center read more about Crypto Goes on Trial, as Sam Bankman-Fried Faces His Reckoning »
Federico Huneeus navigates global trade and looks at how firms can be the most productive without being inequitable. (John West/Trinity Communications) “When I was younger, I had this idea that things such as inequality and productivity, common themes in Latin American development and policy debates, were connected with one another,” says Federico Huneeus. “Back then, I didn't understand where that curiosity would take me.” That curiosity has taken him from Chile to Princeton, where… read more about Federico Huneeus Aims to Strike a Balance Between Economic Efficiency and Equity »
Four faculty in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences were recently recognized by the Arts & Sciences Council for outstanding achievements in undergraduate teaching. Members of the council — in collaboration with the dean's office — choose the award recipients each year by considering student evaluations, teaching statements and recommendations from colleagues as part of the selection process. Four awards are given each year, spanning the breadth of undergraduate disciplines offered in the college. “The… read more about Four Trinity Faculty Receive Undergraduate Teaching Awards »