Gloria Murray to Retire at the End of May
On Friday, May 15, 2020, faculty and staff joined together to celebrate the decades of service Gloria Murray brought to the Economics… More
Assistant Professor Stephen Terry Speaks on his NBER Working Paper: COVID-Induced Economic Uncertainty
As the pandemic started, macroeconomists began to grapple with how to think of the coronavirus. Is it a “demand shock” causing people… More
Assistant Professors Miyauchi and Tô Receive Research Grant from the BU Initiative on Cities
Assistant Professors Yuhei Miyauchi and Linh Tô received a recent research grant from the BU Initiative on Cities for their project “The… More
From Lobsters to Dim Sum: An Interview with PhD Candidate Gedeon Lim
Question 1: Congratulations on your PhD. When is it official and what is your specialization? Thanks, I'm a development economist, specializing in… More
Ivan Fernandez-Val Named Next Associate Chair of Economics
The department of economics is pleased to announce that Professor Ivan Fernandez-Val will become the next associate chair of the department, starting… More
Faculty Interview with Professor Tarek Hassan
With the interest generated by Professor Tarek Hassan's (TH) research paper (Firm-level Exposure to Epidemic Diseases: COVID-19, SARS, and H1N1), the department… More
Master’s Program Virtual Visit A Success
The world seen by the Economics Master’s Program: within the last four years, students have come from the… More
Marc Rysman Named Next Chair of Economics
This week, Dean Sclaroff announced Professor Marc Rysman's appointment as the next chair of the Economics department, beginning in July. Along with… More
Teaching Reflection
Written by: Professor Albert Ma We’ve finished four weeks of online classes. I want to reflect upon some physicality and emotional aspects,… More
Virtual Rosenthal Memorial Lecture & PhD Visiting Day A Success
On March 27, the Rosenthal Memorial Lecture was broadcast virtually to over 180 attendees on Zoom. Professor Susan Athey (Stanford Graduate School… More