On August 1-4, 2022, the Macro Finance Research Program (MFR), under the auspices of the Becker Friedman Institute (BFI), hosted the 2022 MFR Summer Session for Young Scholars for PhD students working on their dissertations at the interplay of macroeconomics and finance. Event Summary Beyond the global financial crisis: MFR’s 2022 Summer Session introduces young scholars to the […]
The Junior Spatial Economics Conference gathered a small group of young faculty working on topics in spatial economics to discuss early-stage research in an informal setting. The conference emphasizes informal peer interactions and group discussions. All times are listed in CST.
HOSTING ORGANIZERS COLLABORATING ORGANIZERS About the Seminar Series Financial market development goes hand-in-hand with economic growth. The development of China’s capital markets in terms of size, regulations, capability, and efficiency has been impressive. China may now even lead globally in some dimensions, notably e-payments systems. Yet, China’s capital markets are still a work-in-progress facing both […]
This conference offered a platform for innovative empirical research in microeconomics (including labor economics, public economics, development, and industrial organization) and to foster opportunities for future collaboration and mentorship for early-career female economists. The event consisted of a series of presentations by women on papers at the frontier across microeconomics fields. 2022 Conference Participants Nour Abdul-Razzak, University of […]
The Becker Friedman Institute’s annual conference on economic theory brought together leading researchers from across the world to discuss recent advances in theoretical microeconomics. Topics included game theory, mechanism design, market design, and information economics. Past conference programs: 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
