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Professor Emeritus Vladimir Treml died on November 9, 2018. Treml was an expert in the field of Soviet economics, and his impact on the field has been far-reaching. Treml is fondly remembered by his students and colleagues, and the department will feel his loss.
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A first-year student in Bruce Caldwell's Freedom and the History of Economics class this fall emailed Janet Yellen to ask for her advice on a characterization of her he wanted to do for a presentation. To his surprise, she responded.
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This year's 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (AEA) on was held in January, in Atlanta, Georgia. Duke Economics was well-represented in presentations, co-authors, discussants, and panelists.
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Alumni, faculty, graduate students, and staff gathered to celebrate in the first Duke Econ Homecoming Happy Hour.
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Washington Post
A working paper by professor Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato and co-authors looks at the results of $300 billion dollar tax break that was meant to boost both hiring and wages.
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The Hindu
Professor Timur Kiran's concept of "preference falsification" is discussed in an article that discusses the value of one's opinion.
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Financial Post
A new study by Professor Matthias Kehrig and Nicolas Vincent of Université de Montréal explores how much compensation labor gets in U.S. manufacturing.
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The Pacific Standard
Professor Sandy Darity is quoted in response to Elizabeth Warren's plan to combat the housing inequality crisis in the United States, and how reparations could help.
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Immigrant Kids Deliberately Build STEM Skills
Eureka Alert
New research by professor Marcos Rangel and co-author Ying Shi of Stanford shows that children immigrants to the U.S. study more math and science, which leads them to more STEM careers.
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American Economic Association
Professor Rafael Dix-Carneiro's recent paper on economic effects on local crime rates in Brazil was featured as the AEA Chart of the Week.
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Business Standard
A new report co-authored by professor Erica Field highlights the economic benefit of women having access to and owning mobile phones.
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Duke Economics, along with economics departments at North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, will be hosting the first annual Triangle Applied Micro Conference on Friday, April 26.
MAPE student Mateusz Urban was awarded second place in the 11th Vernon Smith Prize.
Professor Vincent Conitzer was elected fellow for the The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.
Professor Emma Rasiel was appointed as the Eads Professor of the Practice in Energy by the Duke University Energy Initiative and Fuqua School of Business.
Professor Peter Arcidiacono was named as one of the 22 new Fellows of the Econometric Society for 2018.
Professor Tim Bollerslev was awarded the 2018 Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize in September.
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