… She brings decades of research experience that shows how smarter policy—aimed at early childhood education, health … mental health care is only half the battle. “We have two problems,” she says. “One problem is people not being able to … clearly and design better policy. That’s never been more urgent,” she says. Please join us in welcoming Janet Currie …

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… “ promising graduating doctoral students in economics and finance in the world to present their research to audiences … development and trade. Specifically, she focuses on how contract enforcement problems shape trade patterns, and … source countries like China to do business in person is a common way of dealing with both search problems (finding out …

… later wrote a precept for recovery, “Subprime Solution: How the Global Financial Crisis Happened and What to Do about … Financial Security. His latest book, “Finance and the Good Society,” published in 2012, won the Prose Award for … Shiller recently received the CME Group-MSRI Prize in Innovative Quantitative Applications for 2012. He is the …

… Christopher Clayton, Assistant Professor of Finance at Yale, has received an award from the National … in research and education.” The award, which is among the most prestigious conferred by the agency, includes a federal … work over a five-year period. Geoeconomics—the study of how countries use economic power to achieve their financial …

… Professor Polak what his time was like as Provost and how his time has been back in front of the class (albeit … – certainly this typical economist – is a little less good at the human-interaction side of management.  We are … they are Yale.  It’s that simple.   What did you miss the most about teaching when assuming the role of provost? That’s …

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… gives an interview, and in this case, what they have in common is perhaps more important than what differs among … countries will face an enormous economic crisis. Capital outflows from developing countries have been unprecedented. Some countries that used to be in good standing before the crisis are now faced with the …

… younger companies in introducing new technologies and innovative products. In a 1997 bestseller, “The Innovator’s … my study provides the first serious empirical evidence. How does your approach differ from Christensen’s approach? … firms — the old champions — are by definition very good at operating with the existing technology and churning …

… legislatures are catching up with these important economic problems. In 2022, the European Union (EU) passed the Digital … in digital markets and offers new solutions, including: How to open mobile ecosystems to app store competition , … to practical research on one of the newest and most engaging economic challenges of the century. Fiona Scott …

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… teaching: Ana Cecilia Fieler (ECON 407: International Finance) John Eric Humphries (ECON 117: Introduction to Data … markets. Topics include foreign exchange markets, capital flows, trade and current account imbalances, … students with exposure to modern empirical economics and how to develop credible economic analysis. This course …

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