… How should financial institutions be regulated? How do these decisions affect individuals? Professor Eduardo Dávila's body of research focuses on “normative” questions, or what economists call welfare assessments: How are people …

… with YaleNews about it. Interview condensed and edited. What is narrative economics? In 1894, the Palgrave Dictionary … thinking, not just economists’ thinking. We have to know why people spend more in a boom and less in a bust. Why do they pay attention to the stock market? Why do they …

… alongside genuine collegiality and intellectual curiosity. What's Next? Agostina joins the Becker Friedman Institute at … fun and personally enriching." What's Next? Nina will do a post-doc at Princeton before joining UC Berkeley. Nina … as I had the opportunity to find new coauthors and get to know lots of people who are doing exciting research projects …

… Eduardo Dávila and Ryota Iijima Named Sloan Fellows for … discuss their research interests, latest projects, and what drew them to economics. Eduardo Dávila What’s the … as the optimal mechanism, whereas other simple mechanisms do not. In a related paper , we study an employer who designs …

… when a hand shot up. Why , the audience member wanted to know, do we even need game theory? “You wouldn’t get that question … the economists’ focus is on a straightforward question: What action provides the most advantageous outcome for me? …

… never imagined she would get a PhD in economics. “I didn’t know all of the possibilities that were available,” she says. “I didn’t know anyone with a PhD… I didn’t even know what a PhD was!” But at Yale, she has not only found an … “I learned a lot from my coauthors – not only about how to do research, but also about how to navigate the profession, …

… in 1885 to encourage economic research and discussion. What is the state of the profession and its role in studying … our economic knowledge. What challenges and opportunities do you see for the discipline of economics in the years … perhaps one of the federal institutions that most people know exist but they are not quite sure what it does and why …

… countries that are facing particular challenges. What unique challenges do developing countries face in confronting the pandemic? … is that they tend to have much younger populations. We know that COVID-19 affects disproportionately the elderly. An …

… department resuming his teaching. We asked Professor Polak what his time was like as Provost and how his time has been … virtual this term).   As an economist, what strengths do you feel you brought to the provost position? Economists, … in particular, to allocate scarce resources.  Economists know how to frame those problems, how to use data, and how to …

… Yale Economist Eduardo Dávila Wins Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for … Economic Research … October 2, 2024 | News Yale Economist Eduardo Dávila Wins Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for … The award ceremony will take place on October 8 at an event held at the Banco Sabadell center in Oviedo. About the …

… Alex, and highlight their achievements below. Nina Gaither What drew you to major in economics? I was drawn to … algorithms, gerrymandering, and auction design. As a joint Global Affairs major, both classes connect the two … healthy. Both Professor Barberis and Professor English do an amazing job of explaining complex concepts in a simple, …

… New Haven to attend Yale College 2013, she was torn about what to study. Growing up in Mumbai, she was intellectually … from biology to literature to economics. She did not know these explorations would eventually lead her to a PhD in … collaborative –everyone is enthusiastic about what they do, and about what other people do.”   Contractor has played …

… work. An edited transcript of the conversation follows. What drew you to study both the concept of the innovator’s … If they are too slow to innovate, they will disappear. Why do they resist innovation? Christensen resorted to some … He took more of an anthropological approach in conducting what is essentially a business history. He interviewed former …

… edited and condensed version of the conversation follows. What are the center’s priorities? The center has two … make sure the researchers get the resources they need to do this work. What fundamental questions do you seek to … or temporary migration. Think of anything you’d want to know, we want it in that survey. That’s why it takes four or …