Cambridge, Mass. — The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today announced the election of 198 new members. They include some of the world’s most accomplished scholars,...
Aleh Tsyvinski, newly named as the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics, studies optimal fiscal policy, effects of taxation, macroeconomic policy, and public economics.
The...
Naomi R. Lamoreaux, who was recently appointed as the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics and History, has a range of interests that include corporate governance,...
Robert J. Shiller, recently designated as Sterling Professor of Economics, is a noted economist who has written extensively on financial markets, financial innovation,...
William Nordhaus, Sterling Professor of Economics, has had a distinguished career as a teacher, researcher, and administrator on campus, and also has been an engaged citizen...
Robert (Bob) Eugene Evenson of New Haven, professor emeritus of economics, died on Feb. 2. He was 78 years old.
Evenson authored many books and collaborated on numerous...
Merton Joseph Peck, the Thomas DeWitt Cuyler Professor Emeritus of Economics, died March 1, at age 87. He resided in Florida and had been ailing for quite some time,...
