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From a favorite class to the next chapter

From a favorite class to the next chapter

Professor Robert Moffitt and senior (and graduation speaker) Arionna Bell met during a First-Year Seminar. Four years later, they sat down to discuss their next chapters.

Inflation’s Hidden Driver

Inflation’s Hidden Driver

Qingyuan Fang’s research examines fiscal inflation and was featured in Arts and Sciences Magazine.

Hopkins Professors at C.S.W.E.P. with Janet Yellen

Hopkins Professors at C.S.W.E.P. with Janet Yellen

Drs. Morgan, Poliakova, and Seshie were honored to be guests at a C.S.W.E.P. (Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession) reception to honor Janet Yellen, Professor Emerita […]

Professor Robert Barbera featured in Wall Street Journal

Professor Robert Barbera featured in Wall Street Journal

Johns Hopkins Economics Lecturer and Director of the Center for Financial Economics, Robert Barbera, was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal: “Although the erosion of America’s safe-haven status might […]

Dr. Robert Moffitt Serves on National Academy of Sciences Panel on Federal Policy and Child Poverty

Prof. Robert Moffitt, the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins, has been selected to serve on the National Academy of Sciences panel Federal Policy Impacts on Child Poverty. As a […]

Professor Jonathan Wright featured on WalletHub

Professor Jonathan Wright featured on WalletHub

Jonathan Wright ,Professor in the Department of Economics at Johns Hopkins University, was featured as an expert in a recent WalletHub article on the different changes in inflation in the […]

PhD candidate, Kyung Woong Koh, featured in prominent Korean newspaper

PhD candidate, Kyung Woong Koh, featured in prominent Korean newspaper

Kyung Woong Koh, a PhD candidate in the department, was featured in a recent article in the Chosun Ilbo, a prominent Korean newspaper. Kyung Woong presented his job market paper, “Regional Government […]

2025 JHU Department of Economics Newsletter

2025 JHU Department of Economics Newsletter

It was another busy year for the Economics Department, with faculty and graduate student research activities, research conferences, seminars, and graduate student awards. Click here to access the 2025 Newsletter.

Professor Robert Moffitt awarded Irene B. Taeuber Award

Professor Robert Moffitt awarded Irene B. Taeuber Award

Prof. Robert Moffitt, the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins, has just been awarded the prestigious Irene B. Taeuber Award at this year’s Population Association of America (PAA) annual meeting in […]

Drs. Morgan and Seshie present at AEA meetings

Drs. Morgan and Seshie present at AEA meetings

Drs. Morgan and Seshie attended a C.S.W.E.P. (Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession) reception for Claudia Goldin, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics, at the […]