… interests? One of my primary focuses has been studying how to design and evaluate public policies that seek to … that don’t often benefit from economic growth. Recently, I’ve been thinking about women’s participation in the labor … replicated and significantly improve air quality.   What do you find most satisfying about your work? An aspect of the …

… a hand shot up. Why , the audience member wanted to know, do we even need game theory? “You wouldn’t get that question … a mathematical proof for the minimax theorem, which traces how two players in a zero-sum game can arrive at strategies … might provide the most advantageous outcome for me…if I take into account the possible actions of others? Von …

… Professor Polak what his time was like as Provost and how his time has been back in front of the class (albeit … virtual this term).   As an economist, what strengths do you feel you brought to the provost position? Economists, … better with numbers than we are with people.  Luckily, I had people around me (including a president who is a famous …

… substantial research and analytic capacities. To explore how local policymakers are incorporating rigorous research … evaluators to develop program evaluation plans, coordinate access to state data resources, and synthesize evidence for … system and robust data use within their agency, but many do not. We’re trying to meet each agency where they are and …

… How should financial institutions be regulated? How do these decisions affect individuals? Professor Eduardo … motivated you to start working on normative questions? I started my PhD in economics in 2008, right in the heart of …

… enables me to understand human decision making and how to make the world better, while also allowing me to employ my quantitative and qualitative skills. With wide-ranging applications, I’ve enjoyed taking econ electives that cover a variety of …

… for success.   In a new book, “ Love, Money & Parenting: How Economics Explains the Way We Raise Our Kids, ” Zilibotti … activities. It’s important to note that we do not consider this a measure of how much parents love their children. When I grew up, my parents would let me spend a lot of time on my …

… How does climate change affect the future of economic … environmental regulation. How did you end up on this path? I went into grad school knowing that I was really interested … of my research is pointing out opportunities to do that by changing the design of electricity markets. Voices …

… a wide array of topics. Projects range from a study of how rainfall forecasts affect agricultural wages, to a … make sure the researchers get the resources they need to do this work. What fundamental questions do you seek to … response rates are much higher than in the United States. I’ve helped lead a survey in the U.S. of 8,500 households — …

… Foundation. What are your research interests? Ever since I was a graduate student at Yale, I’ve been interested in … be explained by labor or capital. I wanted to explore how we could go a little deeper into questions about what’s driving that—For example, how do you measure it? How do we use more economic theory to …

… career paths economics is thought to foster by showing how pervasive economics is in other fields and industries. … also had oversight of the project from start to finish. “I was really happy with the end product!” said Zhang who … the economics major of the variety of things one can do during and after an economics major.” She hopes to …

… to your creating the prize named in his honor?   SF: Yes, I was his student and he was my senior thesis advisor, so we … by side with sloppy thinking. As a mentor, he told me to do something with my life that matters and he helped (along … liberal arts education at Yale was that it taught me how to think. During my four years at Yale I explored …

… the news? Isaiah Andrews: It was a huge surprise, and I was a bit stunned. They called me the Friday before it was … these models are misspecified), and we need to think about how this distorts the answers they deliver.  In other cases, … encouraged my interest in the field. YDE : What advice do you have for undergraduate students interested in pursuing …

… Yale University operates several high performance computing … and graduate students in the Department of Economics have access to a special queue that give them priority over other … here: http://research.computing.yale.edu/hpc-support/account-request . The request should be for an account on …