Department News and Events

 Recent Events

Three new faculty members joined us this fall 2012: Gaetano Bloise, a mathematical economist from Rome (PhD, Cambridge); William Hawkins, a macroeconomist from the University of Rochester (PhD, M.I.T.), and Michael Richter, a game and decision theorist completing his PhD from NYU.

Yeshiva University announced its new Master of Science in Quantitative Economics in Fall 2012.

Seminars in Fall 2012 and Spring 2012 (PDF)

Seminars in Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 (PDF)

Seminars prior to September 2010 (PDF) 

Ongoing Activities

The Economics Society is a student organization with the goal of promoting interest in the subject of economics and its application to real world events. The Society plans a variety of events throughout the academic year. For more information, contact Natan Weingarten

Recent Publications

James Kahn "The Production Impact of Cash for Clunkers: Implications for Stabilization Policy", Economic Inquiry (forthcoming, joint with Adam Copeland)

Citations & Honors

Read Jim Otteson's editorial "Get Rid of Government Experts" in Forbes.