Prof. Hassan Featured in Forbes Article
Prof. Hassan was featured in a recent article by Forbes on AI and the U.S. trade deficit. Read more here.
Prof. Hassan Featured in VoxTalks Podcast
Tarek Hassan joins Tim Phillips on the VoxTalks podcast to discuss global currency dynamics and why the US dollar’s status as a reserve currency may be changing. Check out the episode, “The Dollar Anchor Is Slipping,” here.
Fixing US Healthcare: Randy Ellis on Economics Matters
Randy Ellis joins Larry Kotlikoff on his podcast, Economics Matters, to discuss the US healthcare system and the challenges facing it. Check out the episode, “Randy Ellis, BU’s Outstanding and Consequential Health Economist, Explains Why US Healthcare is So Bad and How to Fix It,” here.
Prof. Adam Guren Challenges Fed Nominee Warsh’s View on Monetary Policy
Professor Adam Guren warns in The Washington Post that misreading former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan’s data-driven historical justification for cutting interest rates is a dangerous economic gamble. You can find the complete article here.
Prof. James Feigenbaum Featured in a The Washington Post Article
Professor James Feigenbaum is featured in a recent piece by The Washington Post examining workforce exposure to artificial intelligence and its impact on job displacement. You can find the complete article here.
Prof. Hassan featured in Guardian article
Prof. Hassan is featured in a recent piece by the Guardian on U.S. influence and the strength of the dollar. Read more here.
Prof. Marx speaks on religion and economic development on VoxDevTalks podcast
“In this episode of VoxDevTalks, Sara Lowes, Eduardo Montero, and Benjamin Marx explore how religion and economic development interact in emerging and developing regions. Challenging the idea that development inevitably leads to secular societies, they discuss why religiosity persists or changes, how faiths coexist with traditional beliefs, and the ways religious institutions shape social support, behaviour, […]
Prof. Hassan featured in Reuters & Newsweek articles
Prof. Hassan was recently featured in the Reuters article, “Tariffs could weaken, but not yet reverse, the dollar’s reserve status, research show,” and the Newsweek article, “Trump Says US Cannot ‘Frighten Off’ Foreign Investors. It Might Be Too Late.”
Prof. Fisman’s Op-Ed in New York Times
Prof. Ray Fisman’s Op-Ed was published today in The New York Times. Read TikTok, Trump, and What Crony Capitalism Does to Our Economy.
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 […]