Please join us for the third annual conference in the Social and Political Economics series, a joint endeavor of Johns Hopkins University’s Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the […]
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Finalists for Excellence in Teaching Awards for KSAS Announced
Prerna Rakheja is a finalist for this year’s Excellence in Teaching Awards for the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences in the Undergraduate Teaching – Teaching Assistant category.
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Professor Robert Moffitt Coauthored a Report on Child Poverty
Professor Moffitt’s coauthored report on child poverty, commissioned by the US Congress, was released by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Child Poverty Rate Could Be Cut in Half […]
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JHU PhD student Shujaat Khan’s coauthored column featured in VoxEU
Household indebtedness did not weaken US monetary transmission post-crisis There is little evidence on whether deteriorating household balance sheets in advanced economies have made monetary policy less effective since the […]
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The Department Welcomes New Faculty for the 2019-2020 Academic Year
Yujung Hwang and Lixiong Li will be joining the department for the 2019-2020 academic year. Yujung Hwang is an applied microeconomist with particular interests on culture, family, and immigration. Lixiong Li’s primary […]
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HCEO – 3 Questions with Robert Moffitt
Professor Robert Moffitt was interviewed by the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group at University of Chicago. 3 Questions with Robert Moffitt
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Professor Ball’s book selected as one of the “Best books of 2018: Economics” by the Financial Times
Professor Laurence Ball’s book – “The Fed and Lehman Brothers: Setting the Record Straight on a Financial Disaster” was selected as one of the “Best books of 2018: Economics” by […]
Ely Lecture
Photos from 2018-2019 Ely Lecture Series November 12-15, 2018
Photos from Professor Orazio Attanasio (UCL) delivering the 2018-2019 Richard Ely Distinguished Lecture Series entitled “Human Capital Creation in the Early Years in Developing Countries” on November 12-15.
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JHU PhD student Julien Acalin’s column featured in VoxEu
Turning national growth-indexed bonds into European assets: A proposal to strengthen the euro area The idea of growth-indexed bonds has recently regained momentum in policy circles, but research has shown […]
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The Annual Health Econometrics Workshop was held on Sept. 28-29
The department of economics hosted the Annual Health Econometrics Workshop on Sept. 28-29.Recordings of the workshop sessions can be accessed below. September 28 morning sessionSeptember 28 afternoon sessionSeptember 29 session