CISS awards research grants to economics faculty and students
The Center for Innovation on the Social Scientists announced its summer grants, and four members of the Economics department are among the… More
Dr. Stacey Gelsheimer promoted to Senior Lecturer
Dr. Stacey Gelsheimer has been promoted to Senior Lecturer for her outstanding teaching and service. Dr. Gelsheimer specializes in teaching undergraduate empirical… More
2023 Rosenstein-Rodan Prize Awarded to Max Garcia and Sophie Li
We are very happy to announce the joint winners of the 2023 Rosenstein-Rodan prize, awarded by the IED: Max Garcia: Governance and… More
Prof. Restrepo promoted to Associate Professor with tenure
Professor Pascual Restrepo has been promoted to Associate Professor and granted tenure for his outstanding research, teaching, and service. You can read… More
Announcing the 2023 BU Economics Department Newsletter
The 2023 edition of the Annual Departmental Newsletter is now published. The content includes a letter from the Chair, an interview with… More
The graduation speaker for the Economics Department is alumna Jane Hyde Williams
The Distinguished Alumni award for the Economics Department goes to Jane Hyde Williams. The award goes to our graduation speaker. She has… More
Prof. Marx receives 2023 Early Stage Urban Research Award from BU’s Initiative on Cities
The Boston University Initiative on Cities (IOC) named Professor Ben Marx as one of the recipients of the ninth annual request for… More
Prof. Ortner wins Cohen Award for article on antitrust
Professor Juan Ortner has been awarded a Jerry S. Cohen Award for Antitrust Scholarship for the Best Antitrust Article in 2022 on… More
Prof. Rysman is named Fellow of the Thurman Arnold Project, an antitrust initiative at Yale.
Professor Marc Rysman has been named a Fellow of the Thurman Arnold Project. The project brings together Yale faculty, students, and scholars… More
BU Economics raises $13K for Giving Day 2023
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 marked Boston University's Giving Day. By the end of the day, BU Economics raised $13,240.23 from 86 donors.… More