Three PhD students selected to attend 6th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting on Economic Sciences
This summer, three Boston University PhD students will attend the 6th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting on Economic Sciences in Germany. Costas Cavounidis,… More
Five new professors join BU Economics Faculty
The BU Department of Economics is pleased to welcome five new faculty members to the department. Each incoming professor will join us… More
Undergraduate Economics students honored with membership in Phi Beta Kappa
Two undergraduate students from the Dept. of Economics have been invited to join the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. Pooja V.… More
Henry S. Newman Graduate Student Fellowship awarded to Economics PhD student Huiren Tan
Economics PhD student Huiren Tan has been awarded the 2017 Henry S. Newman Graduate Student Fellowship for the 2017-18 academic year. The… More
BU Econ hosts Green Line Macro Meeting (April 21, 2017)
Twice a year, in collaboration with Boston College’s Economics Department, BU Economics supports a local conference featuring research presentations by PhD students… More
Call for Papers: 2017 Rosenstein-Rodan Essay Prize
The Institute for Economic Development of the Department of Economics is pleased to announce the Call for 2017 Rosenstein-Rodan Essay submissions in… More
Undergraduate Economics Association presents Guest Lecture: “What Can Game Theory Tell Us About Social Norms?”
On Tuesday, April 18th, the Undergraduate Economics Association (UEA) will sponsor a Guest Lecture featuring Prof. Hseuh-Ling Huynh. The lecture is titled… More
Research by incoming faculty member highlighted in The New York Times
Incoming faculty member Pascual Restrepo’s latest paper, joint with MIT’s Daron Acemoglu, was the subject of an article in the New York… More
2017 Rosenthal Lecture with Matthew Rabin, Harvard University
This year’s Rosenthal Memorial Lecture will be given by Harvard University’s Matthew Rabin. The talk is titled "Errors in Social Inference: Models… More
“Best Second Year Paper” prize awarded to two graduate students in Economics
Two graduate students in Economics have just been awarded the 2016-2017 Best Second Year Paper prize. Both students will be awarded a… More