News & Announcements Archive

Professor Robert Moffitt Elected as a Member of The National Academy of Sciences

Professor Robert Moffitt Elected as a Member of The National Academy of Sciences

Robert Moffitt, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics, was elected as a member of The National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 100 new members and […]

Four Graduate Students Receive 2018-2019 Awards

The Economics Department is pleased to announce that four graduate students have received awards for the 2018-2019 academic year. Xinyu Zhao received the Eugenio and Patricia Castillo Award for the […]

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.

Professor Robert Moffitt Coauthored a Report on Child Poverty

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 […]

JHU PhD student Shujaat Khan’s coauthored column featured in VoxEU

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 […]

The Department Welcomes New Faculty for the 2019-2020 Academic Year

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 […]

HCEO – 3 Questions with Robert Moffitt

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

Professor Ball’s book selected as one of the “Best books of 2018: Economics” by the Financial Times

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 […]

JHU PhD student Julien Acalin’s column featured in VoxEu

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 […]

Nicholas Papageorge’s Work (coauthored with JHU alumnus Kevin Thom) featured in the Washington Post

Nicholas Papageorge’s Work (coauthored with JHU alumnus Kevin Thom) featured in the Washington Post

Nicholas Papageorge’s Work (coauthored with JHU alumnus Kevin Thom) that brings genetic analysis into economics was featured in the Washington Post.