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Obituary: Norman Schofield, professor in Arts & Sciences, 75

10.21.19

Norman Schofield, the William Taussig Professor of Political Economy in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in St. Louis, surrounded by family. He was 75.

Obituary: Fredric Raines, associate professor emeritus, 86

9.20.19

Fredric Raines, associate professor emeritus of economics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in St. Louis. He was 86.

BBQ & Byes 2019

9.19.19

Sending off the Department of Economics' Undergraduate Class of 2019.

Society for Economic Dynamics

9.19.19

The Department of Economics, along with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, hosted the annual meeting of the Society for Economic Dynamics (SED) in June.

Steve Fazzari awarded the Arts & Sciences Faculty Leadership Award

9.13.19

The Distinguished Faculty Leadership Award in Arts & Sciences is awarded to an outstanding faculty member in recognition of exceptional service to the University. The award was established in 2014 by Dean Barbara Schaal.

A Macroeconomic Model of Price Swings in the Housing Market

6.1.19

The American Economic Review, June 2019 - VOL. 109, NO. 6, JUNE 2019, pp. 2036-72, by Carlos Garriga, Rodolfo Manuelli, Adrian Peralta-Alva

Taxing Family Income: The Effects on Marriage and How Time and Resources are Shared Within Households

4.23.19

A key question in designing an effective taxation system is whether to tax people individually or jointly within households. In some countries, such as the UK, income tax is based purely on people’s own personal income, regardless of whether they are single or married. In contrast, some countries, such as the United States, tax individuals based on total family income: for a married couple, this means that both spouses are necessarily subject to the same marginal tax rate.

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

2.5.19

Episode 118: Ian Fillmore - Economist and co-author of "Technological Change and Obsolete Skills: Evidence from Men’s Professional Tennis", Released Feb 05, 2019

Recent Departmental Promotions

7.10.18

Congratulations to our recently promoted faculty! They are: Gaetano Antinolfi, Brian Rogers, Jonathan Weinstein, Sudeshna Bandyopadhyay, and Maria Canon.

Buera installed as the Sam B. Cook Professor in Economics

6.1.18

Professor Buera works in macroeconomics with a focus on macroeconomic development. Read about the installation ceremony and Buera's work in the Record.

Yongseok Shin has been promoted to full professor, effective July

5.8.17

Congratulations, Professor Shin!

Buera to be the inaugural Sam B. Cook Professor in Economics

5.8.17

Buera works in macroeconomics, with a focus on macroeconomic development.