The Institutions, Organizations, and Growth (IOG) Program, in partnership with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago (BFI), invited 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 […]
Recent events have generated interest in the relationship between financial prices, corporate discount rates, and investment. Stock market swings, secular interest rate declines, inflationary spikes, and large monetary policy interventions should in theory drive the cost of capital and discount rates, ultimately shifting investment. Research discussed at this conference shed light on the importance of […]
The Becker Friedman Institute Conference on Rational Inattention brought together researchers working on rational inattention and related topics, across fields in economics (including microeconomic theory, decision theory, experimental economics, macroeconomics, game theory, and finance). Attendance to this conference was by invitation only. Please contact bfi-events@uchicago.edu if you have any questions.
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 […]
Developing Asia’s economic prospects are markedly improving on the rapid re-opening in the PRC and continued recovery from the pandemic. The reopening of the PRC will boost regional growth through tourism, demand for goods and services, and supply chain linkages. But global financial conditions continue to present financial stability risks, and uncertainty over the Russian […]
Boxed lunches were provided. BFI’s Student Lunch 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 April 25, Professor Jens Ludwig presented his research, "Algorithms and Public Policy: Opportunities and Risks." Algorithms […]
The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago (BFI), in partnership with the Chookaszian Accounting Research Center at Chicago Booth, brought together leading scholars for academic exchange on recent developments in corporate governance research and the role of governance in ESG. Understanding the role of corporate governance is important as companies grapple with […]
This conference brought together researchers from the University of Chicago and Northwestern University to discuss critical developments in economic theory. The goal of this recurring event is to foster collaboration between the two theory communities, so that scholars can share ideas and talk about research in a casual, creative atmosphere.
Boxed lunches were provided. BFI’s Student Lunch 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 May 2, 2023 Douglas Staiger (Dartmouth College and BFI's Ta-Chiung Liu Distinguished Visitor) discussed his research […]
On May 4-5, 2023, the Becker Friedman Institute Health Economics Initiative’s annual conference brought together faculty, research professionals, and students to present the latest research on all topics in health economics. Doug Staiger, John Sloan Dickey Third Century Professor at Dartmouth University joined as the keynote speaker. The agenda can be found below.
Threats to the global community — such as climate change and pandemics — demand urgent innovation and action at scale. The University of Chicago’s Market Shaping Accelerator (MSA) aims to identify market failures where commercial incentives trail behind the social value and address these by creating incentives for the private sector to innovate. Building on […]
