Events

Watch Video in English Watch Video in Spanish From Brazil to El Salvador, prison gangs have transformed the state’s disciplinary institutions into headquarters for their criminal activities. At the same time, they govern—providing order and physical safety for millions of low-income residents across vast informal peripheries neglected by governments. The leading example is Brazil’s Primerio […]

The Tsinghua University - University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance, in collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics in China (BFI-China), the National Institute for Fiscal Studies (NIFS) and School of Economics and Management (SEM) at Tsinghua University, will host a virtual seminar series to inspire research and discussion on […]

COLLABORATING ORGANIZERS In China, where local courts traditionally suffer from the interference of local governments when dealing with bankruptcy cases, the lack of an efficient and independent judicial system is an obstacle to economic and financial development. Local politicians have strong incentives to delay liquidation and keep low-productivity and financially distressed state-owned firms in operation […]

China and the US are engaged in economic competition that has many dimensions. Jack Wadsworth and Xinxin Li will discuss the financial aspects of this relationship and what is often referred to as the prospects for “decoupling”. Moderated by Anil Kashyap, the conversation will cover what is meant by decoupling and the triggers that might lead […]

Established in 1946, the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is tasked with providing the President of the United States with impartial economic analysis and evidence-based policy recommendations. In the face of tough trade-offs and uncertainty, the CEA has helped presidents decide matters of economic policy, with ramifications for safety net programs and inequality, public health, […]

The Tsinghua University - University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance, in collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics in China (BFI-China), the National Institute for Fiscal Studies (NIFS) and School of Economics and Management (SEM) at Tsinghua University, will host a virtual seminar series to inspire research and discussion on […]

Watch Video in English Watch Video in Spanish Gangs like Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, are known for having complete territorial control over urban neighborhoods, with violence and extortion as their main activities. In countries with low state capacity, these activities can limit socio-economic development in those areas. A particularly common and controversial policy, which governments […]