This workshop focuses on the application of core economic tools to address questions that are of interest to researchers and policymakers alike. It meets weekly on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Saieh Hall Room 146. To receive email updates about this workshop series, subscribe here and indicate your interest in upcoming Becker Applied Economics […]
Models are essential inputs to economic analysis. Yet, an economic model is at best only an approximation to a complex social reality. Economists have approached the issue of model misspecification from two perspectives. A first approach considers how agents within an economic model deal with the possibility that their model of the world may be […]
The Development Lunch Seminars are operated with support from the Becker Friedman Institute and The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and is a collaboration between University of Chicago Department of Economics, Booth School of Business, Harris Public Policy and the Law School. This lunch meets on Fridays from 12:30-2:00 pm in Charles M. Harper Center (Booth), […]
Chicago Booth Professor Erik Hurst will discuss a host of issues that have helped shape employment outcomes of many American workers, including: the decline of U.S. manufacturing jobs, the collapse of the housing market, the role of technology in driving productivity growth, human capital constraints, the growing distraction of video games, and more.
The national debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has involved substantial discussion about what effects -- if any -- insurance coverage has on health care, health, and well-being. The idea that the law's replacement might lead to millions of Americans losing coverage has brought this question into sharp focus. Evidence from the Oregon Health […]
On April 26-17, the Becker Friedman Institute Health Economics Initiative's annual conference brought together faculty, research professionals, and students to explore a variety of health economics issues. The conference included two "rising stars" sessions featuring top health economics research from the 2018-2019 job market, along with sessions featuring more established scholars.
