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Department Events

Regularly scheduled seminars, lectures, and conferences to connect with economics scholars.

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November 10, 2025

Gilbert Lecture

Demographics, Sectoral Change and Firm Dynamics

Presented by: Hugo Hopenhayn, UCLA

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 5 p.m. in Bausch and Lomb, 109

October 31, 2025

Jones Lecture

How Good is International Risk Sharing

Presented by: Mark Aguiar, Princeton University, Walker Professor of Economics and International Finance 

Friday, October 31, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. in Gavett, 202

September 23, 2025

Undergraduate Talk

On Tuesday, September 23 at 5:15 p.m. in Goergen 101, Professor Lorenzo Caliendo (Yale) will speak about U.S-China Trade Relations. This talk is specifically aimed at undergraduates, but all are welcome.

August 20, 2025

Carnegie-91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳-NYU Conference on Public Policy

The Spring 2026 Carnegie-91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳-NYU Conference on Public Policy will be held at the 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ on May 8–9, 2026. It will be preceded by a mini-conference on May 7 co-sponsored by the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth Initiative (STEG).

June 14, 2025

“Age really matters,” says David Figlio, the Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education. Yet he also didn’t think universal redshirting—the term used for starting kindergarten one year later, at age 6—for boys was the answer.

May 20, 2025

Congratulations to Chang Liu!

2024-2025 Outstanding Dissertation Award Recipient

The Outstanding Dissertation Award is bestowed upon nominated students who are truly exceptional. Nominees are evaluated on the merit and creativity of their research.

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Did you know?

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳’s economics PhD program—in existence since the 1950s—was created in part by Lionel McKenzie, one of the leading economists of the time.

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Bryce Davis ’20: Combining music and finance into a fulfilling career

The economics and music major found his path by embracing unexpected opportunities.


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