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
BU Econ professors recognized as highly cited social scientists in Stanford study
A recent Stanford study identifies the social scientists in the top 2% by citations. The Center for Innovation in the Social Sciences… More
NBER Conference honors Prof. Margo
The NBER held a conference titled “Historical Labor Markets and Inequality” on April 1, 2023 that honored the long-time contributions of BU… More
Prof. Mookherjee wins grant from Asia Development Bank to study groundwater policies in India
The Asian Development Bank is supporting Prof. Mookherjee and the BU IED to gather ground-level data from ecological and household surveys from… More
Senior Lecturer Ishita Dey selected for CAS StuGov March Speaker Series
This Wednesday, March 22nd, Senior Lecturer Ishita Dey will speak at BU CAS StuGov's March Speaker Series alongside two other BU CAS… More
Prof. Tarek Hassan and Prof. Johannes Schmieder promoted to full Professor
Two members of the Department of Economics have been promoted to full Professor, Tarek Hassan and Johannes Schmieder. You can check out… More