IED’s Rosenstein-Rodan Prize awarded to Mirko Fillbrunn, Anusha Nath, and Nate Young
The Institute for Economic Development awards the Rosenstein-Rodan Prize for the best original research on development economics or a related discipline among… More
MA Students Admitted to Top PhD Programs
Boston University MA graduates often go on to top PhD programs, but this year’s PhD placements are particularly remarkable. Numerous students had… More
Prizes for Academic Excellence in the Economics Master’s Program awarded to Xiao Yang and Beixi Zhou
The first Prizes for Academic Excellence in the Economics Master’s Program were awarded this year to Xiao Yang and Beixi Zhou. Xiao,… More
Special PhD Stipend for MA Graduates awarded to Youming Liu
Starting this year, the Economics Department awards a summer stipend to a graduate of our MA program who enters our PhD program. … More
College Prize for Excellence in Economics goes to Guy Aridor, Calvin Chiu, and Jessika Smith
The College Prize for Excellence in Economics recognizes undergraduate students who have shown great achievement in economics, commitment to the field, and… More
Alumna Julie Shi coauthor on finalist paper in NIHCM Foundation’s Annual Health Care Research Award
Recent graduate Julie Shi (PhD '13) coauthored a paper that was selected as a finalist for NIHCM Foundation's 20th Annual Health Care… More
BU Economics’ Jianjun Miao promoted to Full Professor
President Bob Brown and Provost Jean Morrison announced this week the promotion of 13 members of our Charles River Campus faculty to… More
BU Economics honors Santiago Levy with inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Santiago Levy has been selected as the recipient of the Department's first Distinguished… More
BU Economics PhD student Elisabeth Perlman awarded Sokoloff dissertation fellowship
Elisabeth Perlman has won a Sokoloff dissertation fellowship from the Economic History Association. The Sokoloff fellowships are funded by an endowment from… More
BU Economics Professor Claudia Olivetti on how mothers affect their daughters’ work choices
BU Economics Professor Claudia Olivetti was recently interviewed by BU Today about her work "exploring how the work practices of a teenager’s… More