As the wealthy retrench amid the coronavirus crisis, low-wage workers take the hit
Weidenbaum Center Incoming Director Steve Fazzari quoted in Los Angeles Times article
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Modeling study: COVID-19 stay-at-home policies
Rody Manuelli, Siddhartha Sanghi and Carlos Garriga paper, "Optimal Management of an Epidemic: Lockdown, Vaccine and Value of Life".
Weidenbaum Center Incoming Director Steve Fazzari featured guest on PBS Donnybrook Show
Weidenbaum Center Incoming Director Steve Fazzari is featured guest on PBS Donnybrook Show. In the second half-hour, the regular panel of St. Louis journalists are joined by Steve Fazzari. Fazzari segment starts at 28 minutes, 27 seconds on the video.
Weidenbaum Center Incoming Director Steve Fazzari featured guest on PBS Donnybrook Show
Weidenbaum Center Incoming Director Steve Fazzari is featured guest on PBS Donnybrook Show. In the second half-hour, the regular panel of St. Louis journalists are joined by Steve Fazzari. Fazzari segment starts at 28 minutes, 27 seconds on the video.
Lei Ye wins The Charles Leven Memorial Prize
Congratulations to The Charles Leven Memorial Prize winner, Lei Ye!
Risk of reopening US economy too fast: A W-shaped recovery
Yongseok Shin quoted in The Associated Press article, May 11, 2020.
Brace Yourself for Some Really Bad Economic News
Steve Fazzari participates in the economic debate about the effects of the coronavirus, March 31, 2020, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Two Moves Required to Avoid the Collapse of the Italian Economy
Michele Boldrin participates in the economic debate about the effects of the coronavirus, April 7, 2020, Econopoly.
George-Levi Gayle and Limor Golan have been promoted to full professors.
The Department of Economics is very happy to announce that George and Limor have been promoted to the rank of Full Professors.
New Appointments for Bruce Petersen and Yongs Shin.
It is with great pleasure that the Department of Economics can announce that Bruce Petersen has been appointed to be the holder of the Bert and Jeanette Lynch Distinguished Professorship in Economics, and Yongs Shin has been to be holder of the Douglass C. North Distinguished Professorship in Economics. Congratulations to Bruce and Yongs on the wonderful news!
Brace Yourself for Some Really Bad Economic News
An article from Steven Fazzari on the impact of COVID-19 and the American Economy.
WashU Expert: How to pick a science fair project
Advice to parents: don't shortchange the idea stage. A profile of the work of Sam Martorana, a Department of Economics Class of 2020 major.