Upcoming Events
Eaton Travel Sabbaticals
The Eaton Travel Sabbaticals are to be awarded to undergraduate students majoring in Economics, Anthropology, or History who have completed at least three academic years of full time study, at least two years of which must have been completed at the university, and who desire prior to graduation to broaden their knowledge in a culture and learning environment different from their own. Preference will be given to students who have a creative and well designed plan of unconventional study and travel in a non-traditional environment, especially those which would take place in the southern or eastern hemispheres. Application Deadline: 2023 Summer & Fall Study Abroad–March 31, 2023
2022–23 Seminar Series
March 24, 2023: "Household Savings and Monetary Policy under Individual and Aggregate Stochastic Volatility," Lilia Maliar, The City University of New York.
All seminars are held 3–4:30 p.m. in Seminar Room 5 unless otherwise noted. For upcoming seminars check out the 2022–2023 seminar series calendar, if the seminar is virtual email Karen Kelly or the seminar contact for the Zoom information.
Spring Semester
Spring semester ends Thursday, May 4. Important dates can be found on the university's Academic Calendar and watch our course schedule for the latest changes and updates for your Economics courses. Staff members are working remote and hybrid, so if you have any questions please email us at EconomicsUCB@gmail.com.
Department of Economics Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony
The Economics Spring 2023 Ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 11, 2023, 12:30–2 p.m. in Macky Auditorium, doors open at 11:30 a.m. More information will be available closer to the date.
Announcements
Main Office
Economics staff are working hybrid. The main office, ECON 212, is open 8:30 a.m.–Noon and 1–5 p.m. Monday through Friday. In the event that something needs immediate attention when the front office is not available, please email the appropriate staff member for assistance. Email addresses are available under the People Tab.
Department Highlights
Dongkyu Yang awarded the Cambridge University Press Dissertation Fellowship
Karen Gebhardt: 2023 UPCEA Excellence In Teaching Award recipient
Grad student James Flynn in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine: Economist finds sweet success with soda taxes
Francisca Antman becomes President-Elect of ASHE
Grad Student Jim Flynn's research featured in the Wall Street Journal article, "Success At Work Is Warped By Your Co-Workers’ Salaries"
Dan Kaffine and Akhil Rao (PhD '19) awarded a NASA Grant to study space debris
Grad student Peiyuan Li awarded an NSF dissertation grant.
Taylor Jaworski, Sergey Nigai paper cited in Washington Post article: The least diverse cities and most common statues in America. And more!
Billy Mertens: 1st in his age group (55-59) at the Boston Marathon
Daria Botton: 2022 Marinus Smith Award Winner
Christian "Payne" Hennigan lands teaching position at prestigious Peking University
Jeffrey Zax on 9News: "Why are so many Coloradans quitting their jobs?"
Brian Marein (PhD '21) Awarded Allan Nevins Prize in American Economic History
The Nandu Award for the Best Quantitative-History Paper: Peiyuan Li
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