Prof. Mourot and Prof. Ellis to Speak at Research on Tap Event 10/29
Boston University’s upcoming Research on Tap event will explore the social, economic, and policy-driven factors shaping health disparities in our communities. Notably, Professors Randall Ellis and Pauline Mourot will be among the speakers, highlighting their research on how systemic issues influence health care access and outcomes. This event, which features a variety of BU faculty […]
2024 Rosenstein-Rodan Prize Awarded to Justin Jihao Hong
We are very happy to announce the winner of the 2024 Rosenstein-Rodan prize, awarded by the IED: Justin Jihao Hong: Corruption and Human Capital Supply for the State Congratulations, Justin! The Rosenstein-Rodan prize is awarded annually in memory of Professor Paul Rosenstein-Rodan. A monetary prize is awarded to the best research paper(s) in development economics […]
Prof. Miyauchi, Prof. Lagakos and Deffenbach win IGC grant to study development issues in urban settings
Professor Yuhei Miyauchi, Professor David Lagakos, and PhD student Peter Deffenbach have been awarded a grant from the International Growth Center for a project entitled “City Structure, Income Structure, and Development.” To learn more about the IGC, see here.
Announcing the 2024 ASHEcon Award Recipients
Congratulations to Randy Ellis who has won the Victor R. Fuchs Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics, the highest award of the American Society of Health Economists! To learn more about the award and past winners, see here. Former student Tim Layton and current student Abi Dow both appear on the recognition list as […]
CAS Senior Spotlight interviews two economics majors
CAS Senior Spotlight interviews graduating economics majors Hanna Dworkin and Dhruv Kapadia about their work for student government, academics, and what comes next. Watch the full video here.
BU Today highlights the Kolar family of Econ graduates
BU Today highlighted Charles and James Kolar, brothers who both graduated with Economics majors this year. Their father, Dave Kolar, works for BU in LETS, and earned an MA from MET this year as well! Read the full story here.
Prof. Perron named an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS
Professor Pierre Perron has been named an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS. ScholarGPS is a website that provides a new method for ranking scholarly accomplishments accounting for different citation and publication patterns across fields. The title of Highly Ranked Scholar is assigned to researchers in the top 0.05% across all fields. Congratulations to Professor Perron! See more here: […]
Prof. Lagakos promoted to Full Professor
Prof. David Lagakos has been promoted to full professor in the Department of Economics. He is a macroeconomist who studies the determinants of economic growth in some of the world’s least developed regions. Much of his research is inspired by his experience working as the lead academic for the International Growth Centre in Ghana. He has served […]
Prof. Ramondo promoted to Full Professor
Professor Natalia Ramondo has been promoted to full professor in the Department of Economics. She received her BA in Economics from Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1997, her MA in Economics from Universidad Torcuato di Tella in 2000, and her PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago in 2006. She was an Assistant Professor in […]
2024 Abdala Fieldwork Grants winners announced
The Institute for Economic Development in the Department of Economics announces the recipients of the 2024 Abdala fieldwork research grants, which are made possible by a generous gift from alumnus Manuel Abdala: Laura Aquino & John Hassett Mexican Gender Parity Rules and the Changing Faces of Women’s Executive Power Anastasiia Arbuzova Gendered Differences in Mobility […]