BU Economics Professor Pierre Perron honored by Pontificia Universidad Catolica of Peru
BU Economics Professor Pierre Perron has been appointed as Doctor Honoris Causa of Pontificia Universidad Católica of Perú. A translation of the… More
BU Economics Professor Simon Gilchrist’s research on Fed policy
BU Economics Professor Simon Gilchrist's research was recently featured in the WSJ. In a new working paper... from the Fed, three economists… More
BU Economics Professor Kevin Lang on the minimum wage debate
BU Economics Professor Kevin Lang recently weighed in on the minimum wage debate on New England Cable News. During his State of… More
BU Economics Professor Laurence Kotlikoff on the corporate income tax
BU Economics Professor Laurence Kotlikoff recently published an op-ed piece in The New York Times titled "Abolish the Corporate Income Tax". Jobs… More
BU Economics PhD students’ recent scholarships & awards
Alessandro Casini received one of three "B. Stringher" Scholarship from the Bank of Italy. In addition, his undergraduate thesis has been awarded… More
BU Economics PhD students’ fellowship activity
The Department of Economics is proud to report on fellowships recently awarded to our PhD students. Richard Baker received a Dissertation Fellowship… More
BU Economics PhD student selected to attend WEAI’s 2014 Graduate Student Dissertation Workshop
Michael Gechter was one of 16 Ph.D. students selected to participate in WEAI’s 2014 Graduate Student Dissertation Workshop. This hands-on experience in… More
BU Economics PhD students’ recent grant awards
Michael Gechter and Amrit Amirapu received a joint grant from the Weiss Family Program Fund for Research in Development Economics. Anusha Nath… More
BU Economics PhD students’ recent publications
Matt Johnson had a paper published in Science with two co-authors: Randomized Government Safety Inspections Reduce Worker Injuries with No Detectable Job… More
First-Year PhD Summer Stipend Prize for Graduates of the Economics Master’s Program Announced
The Economics Department is pleased to announce a new prize providing financial support for the top graduate of our Economics Master's Program… More