QS World University Rank BU Econ #32 In The World
This year’s QS World University Rankings placed BU’s Department of Economics #32 in the world and #16 in the US for economics and econometrics. The Department’s world ranking improved 15 places compared to 2014! Check out the article in BU Today to read on. Want to learn more about our exceptional Economics programs? Head to […]
Master’s Program Prize Winners for Academic Excellence
(L-R: Guangzhi Ye, Yiming Cao, Teerapat Jirasirikul) This year’s winners of the MA Prize for Academic Excellence were Teerapat Jirasirikul (MA ’16), and Yiming Cao (MA ’16) and Guangzhi Ye (MA ’16). Teerapat was awarded for his overall academic performance in the department. Professor Pankaj Tandon said: “Beyond his solid good grades I feel Teerapat […]
Undergraduate College Prize for Excellence Winners
The 2014–15 winners of the undergraduate College Prize for Excellence in Economics were Sirui Feng, Malcolm Kapuza, and Dan Zhu. Sirui is from Beijing, China, and will go on to study computational analysis and public policy in Chicago in September. She graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa this year. Malcolm […]
Renowned Economist Ray Fisman to Join BU Econ Faculty
The Department of Economics is excited to welcome aboard economist Ray Fisman as the newest Slater Chair in Behavioral Economics. Known for his study on the parking tickets of UN diplomats, Fisman will join our faculty on July 1, 2015. Read on in BU Today for more detail.
BU Professors Rank in RePEc’s Top Female Economists
We are proud to announce that BU Econ Professors Marianne Baxter and Claudia Olivetti both ranked on RePEc’s recent listing of the top 10% female economists in the world. Baxter is #26, and Olivetti is #139. Please join us in congratulating them! (View the full list here.)
Welcome New Full-Time Lecturer Jessica Simon
The BU Economics Department is pleased to welcome Jessica Simon as our newest full-time Lecturer. Jessica received a BA in Economics and Spanish from Brandeis in 2000, an MA in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis in 2002, an M. Phil. in Economics and Education from Columbia in 2009, and a PhD in Economics and […]
Prof. Larry Kotlikoff Named #19 Most Influential Economist of 2014
On January 3, 2015, The Economist magazine published a list of the 25 most influential economists of 2014. Professor Larry Kotlikoff was ranked #19 on that list, along with a variety of Nobel Prize winners, Central Banks, and other opinion-shapers. According to The Economist, the ranking was based on “how much attention was paid to […]
Article by Professor Perron Passes 10,000 Cite Mark
Pierre Perron’s most-cited article, “Testing for a unit root in time series regression,” has now crossed the 10,000 cite mark. Published in 1988 in Biometrika, the paper, from Professor Perron’s thesis, now has 10,012 cites and is the third most cited paper in the history of Biometrika. Overall, Professor Perron has a remarkable 38,074 cites with nine papers with over […]
Professor Christophe Chamley Named Economic Theory Fellow by SAET
Professor Christophe Chamley has been named as an Economic Theory Fellow by the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory. The Society’s stated purpose is to “advance knowledge in theoretical economics and to facilitate communication among researchers.” The Society’s other Fellows include 24 Nobel Prize winners, including Kenneth Arrow, Edward Prescott, Robert Lucas, Alvin Roth, […]
Professor Robert Margo elected President of EHA
Professor Robert Margo has been elected President of the Economic History Association. He was elected at the annual meeting September 12-14, 2014, in Columbus, OH. The Economic History Association, established in 1940, is the leading association on this subject and publishes The Journal of Economic History, the top field journal for economic history which is […]