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Department News and Announcements Archive
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Economics Hiring Full-time Lecturer
The Department of Economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland invites applications for a full-time position as Lecturer. The primary duties of the position will be teaching undergraduate courses […]
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JHU Econ department successfully held the first virtual annual ASSA reception amid the COVID-19
Our longstanding tradition of holding an annual ASSA reception did not stop during the Pandemic. The JHU economics department successfully held the first virtual ASSA reception for around 30 alumni and […]
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JHU PhD student Derin Aksit’s article published in Economics Letters
Breaking the Zero Lower Bound Period: The Shift Across Two Unconventional Policies The impact of unconventional monetary policies on asset prices can be broken into two distinct time periods in […]
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Nothing to Fear but Fearmongering Itself
Read a detailed piece on recent research from Filipe Campante, Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor of International Economics, in the fall issue of Arts & Sciences Magazine. He and two co-authors offered insight into […]
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How Christopher Carroll’s Research Informed the CARES Act
Economics professor Christopher Carroll was featured in the fall 2020 Arts & Sciences Magazine for his macroeconomic model and resulting dashboard that helps predict how the average consumer would respond […]
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Professor Quah becomes an Econometric Society Fellow
Congratulations to Professor John Quah for being chosen as an Econometric Society 2020 Fellow. The Econometric Society is an international society of academic economists for the advancement of economic theory in […]
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Congratulations to our recent PhDs for defending their dissertations
Congratulations to Luigi Durand, Osama Khan, and Sung Ah Bahk, who all successfully defended their dissertations!
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JHU and Department of Economics Go Fully Online in the Fall
The Economics Faculty are learning online teaching tools and preparing for the semester! All courses will be offered online by the Department of Economics in the Fall! More details can […]
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2020 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.