Department of Economics | Washington University in St. Louis

Publications and Media

"How Tariffs and Corruption Can Ruin a Growing Economy" - A Washington Post Article by Andrew Van Vam on "Institutional Barriers and World Income Disparities" by Ping Wang, Tsz-Nga Wong, and Chong K. Yip (2018)

"Computerising Industries and Routinising Jobs: Explaining Trends in Aggregate Productivity" VOX, CEPR Policy Portal by Yongseok Shin

"Frog Love, Economics, and the Decoy Effect" - Interview with Paulo Natenzon by Claire Gauen in The Ampersand

"Three Questions with Limor Golan" - Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group

"The Effect of Changes in Risk Attitude on Strategic Behavior" - Econometrica by Jonathan Weinstein

"Fading College Dreams Saps U.S. Economy of Productivity Miracle" - Bloomberg article quoting Yongseok Shin

"Nash Equilibrium" - American Mathematical Society Journal by John Nachbar and Jonathan Weinstein

Blogs

July 10, 2018

Recent Departmental Promotions

Gaetano Antinolfi is now the Department Chair.
Brian Rogers has been promoted to Full Professor.

Jonathan Weinstein has been promoted to Full Professor.

Sudeshna Bandyopadhyay has been promoted to Teaching Professor.

Maria Canon has been promoted to Senior Lecturer.

June 1, 2018

Buera installed as the Sam B. Cook Professor in Economics

Francisco (Paco) Buera was installed as the inaugural Sam B. Cook Professor in Economics on May 7th, 2018. Buera works in macroeconomics with a focus on macroeconomic development.

Record Article

May 8, 2018

The Charles Leven Memorial Prize Winner

Congratulations to The Charles Leven Memorial Prize winner, Kelvin Yuen for his paper, “Inefficient Unemployment and Bargaining Friction”!

March 14, 2018

2018 James E. McLeod Honors - Ralph Bunche Scholars

We are happy to inform you that the students below, whose declared major is various concentrations of Business and Economics, will be recognized at the annual James E. McLeod Honors and Awards Ceremony as 2018 Ralph Bunche Scholars. The Award is named in honor of Ralph Bunche who was a United Nations mediator and 1950 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

Economics
Massil Adnani
Beniva Ganther

Sep 24	What Explains the Racial Gaps in Task Assignment and Pay Over the Life-Cycle? Limor Golan (Washington University in St. Louis) Seigle Hall Room 348 @ 12:00 pm
Sep 28	ISET: "Assortative Mixing in Social and Nonsocial Networks" Keh Sun (Washington University in St. Louis) Seigle Hall Room 348 @ 12:00 pm
Sep 28	Investing in Children's Skills: An Equilibrium Analysis of Social Interactions and Parental Investments Francesco Agostinelli (University of Pennsylvania) Seigle Hall 170, Weidenbaum Ctr. Gast Conf. Room @ 2:00 pm

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