BA/MA Alana Motley wins 2024 Initiative on Cities Student Prize
The Economics Department is proud to announce that the Boston University Initiative on Cities has awarded the 2024 Initiative on Cities Student… More
Six BU Econ Profs cited in Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President is an annual report about the state of the economy for the presidential administration prepared by… More
Prof. Lang featured in Planet Money episode on technological change
Kevin Lang, Laurence A. Bloom Professor of Economics, was featured in a recent Planet Money podcast episode in which they challenged Lang… More
Prof. Guren coauthors report on Boston housing market for Mayor Wu
Professor Adam Guren was part of a commission tasked by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu with evaluating the prospects for property tax abatement… More
BU Econ’s Fed Challenge Team goes to DC and meets Fed Chair Powell
BU’s College Fed Challenge Team attended the Fed Challenge open house on February 9th. The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States… More
BU GDPC Event Features BU PhD Econ Alums Ashoka Mody and Neva Goodwin
On Tuesday, February 27th, BU's Global Development Policy Center will host BU Economics PhD Alum Ashoka Mody, who will be speaking on… More
The Department of Economics remembers Professor Jonathan Eaton
The entire department and many past students are saddened to learn of the recent death of Jonathan Eaton, Distinguished Professor of Economics… More
BU Today interviews Prof. Hassan about inflation
BU Today’s article on reasons to be optimistic about world events includes an interview with Professor Tarek Hassan on dampening inflation. See… More
Announcing a new BU undergraduate academic journal
The Undergraduate Economic Association announces the formation of the BU Economic Review, a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to advancing high-quality undergraduate research. Endorsed… More
BU Today interviews Prof. Goodman on the teacher’s strike in Newton
BU Today interviewed Professor Joshua Goodman of the Department of Economics (and also Wheelock School of Education) about the continuing teacher’s strike… More