Titus Syengo is the Managing Director of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa. Incubated by J-PAL Africa and Pratham, TaRL is a new team focused solely on working with partners to scale this evidence-based approach across the African continent. TaRL Africa works towards scale by collaborating directly with governments, supporting partners that are working […]
The Saieh Family Fellows in Economics Conference brought together current and former recipients of the Saieh Family Fellowship to discuss their ongoing research and facilitate future collaborations.
The Tsinghua University – University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics, 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 public policy […]
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 […]
Boxed lunches were provided. BFI’s Becker Brown Bag series invites prominent speakers to engage undergraduate and graduate students in discussions on economics. The talks highlight the practical use of economics for answering real-world questions pertinent to businesses and policy makers. On October 20, Professor Rachel Glennerster presented new research, "The Impact of Mass Media and Mass […]
The Tsinghua University – University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics, 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 public policy […]
Interested in a career in International Development? Join the Development Economics Center (DEC) and the Development Innovation Lab (DIL) for a student discussion with Jack Willis, Assistant Professor of Economics at Columbia University. Willis will speak to his career path, his advice on interning and working in the international development field, and how to make […]
The Institutions, Organizations, and Growth (IOG) Program, in partnership with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago (BFI), invites leading scholars and IOG members to convene three times annually for research conferences and academic exchange. The IOG Program aims to move beyond the limits of traditional economic approaches and provide new […]
