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Rakkshet Singhaal

… Science with a concentration in International Relations. During his time at Yale, he intends to gain the expertise and … problems of development by creating effective policies through leveraging the political and economic interactions … Science with a concentration in International Relations. During his time at Yale, he intends to gain the expertise and …

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Lelan Hu

… Lelan is a senior studying Economics & Mathematics and an undergraduate intern at Yale Inclusion Economics, where she … analytics in the PayDash project. She was previously a Tobin RA at EGC working on gender and labor market outcomes for …

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2020 Tobin Scholar Prize Recipients

… Economics is proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 Tobin Scholar Prize for their outstanding performance in … on November 3 over a Zoom call hosted by Director of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Economics Ebonya … provide the tools to ask why the world exists as it does through the construction of economic models,” she said. When …

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Alumni Behind Tobin Scholars Award

… Former Professor and Nobel Laureate James Tobin is still a much admired figure in the world of … resumes that I receive when recruiting for the world’s top undergraduate talent every year. Winners of the Tobin Scholar … letters. The award is always a topic for conversation during interviews as well. What advice do you have for …

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Tobin Center for Economic Policy Announced

… announced the formation of a new research enterprise, the Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale, named for the late … provost, will appoint a faculty planning committee in fall 2018, and the center will roll out its activities … and space for research fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate researchers, along with convening spaces for …

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Managing Roiling Labor Markets Amid COVID-19

… is needed. On the financial side, central banks learned during the financial crisis how to keep markets and banks … losses. The government can help them commit to one another through appropriate incentives. What kinds of incentives … be providing financial support to households whose incomes fall and providing support to businesses, provided that they …

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William English to Teach in the Fall

… work at the Federal Reserve: Monetary Economics in the fall and Central Banking in the spring . “ The idea is to … 1982, and had Economics Professor and Nobel Laureate James Tobin as his thesis advisor. During his senior year, Mr. English also took Mathematical …

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Yale Study Finds Expanded Jobless Benefits Did Not Reduce Employment

… the expanded benefits neither encouraged layoffs during the pandemic’s onset nor deterred people from … senior in Yale College and research assistant at the Tobin Center; Ilse Lindenlaub , assistant professor of … assistant professor of economics; Liana Wang ’20 B.A., an undergraduate research assistant; and Ebonya Washington , …

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Senior Essay

… April 1, 2026 by 4:30 pm via email to Maria Volonte, Undergraduate Registrar, at maria.volonte@yale.edu for … ...and more Advisors were chosen from: Herb Scarf RA and Tobin RA positions Classes taken in junior year or in …

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Yadi Piao

… her B.A. in Social Sciences from Waseda University, Japan, during which she spent one year as a visiting student at Yale … economics. She has developed these interests during her undergraduate years through an eclectic mix of coursework and research …

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Three Cowles Lunch Talks in April

… about seasonal poverty and its relationship to internal migration. On April 12, Myrto Kalouptsidi (Harvard … present recent research on seasonal poverty and internal migration. The talk will explore the gap in productivity … areas, while also addressing how seasonal unemployment and migration affect this gap. As part of his talk, he’ll address …

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Announcing the Merton J. Peck Prize for distinction and excellence in undergraduate teaching

… the Merton J. Peck Prize for distinction and excellence in undergraduate teaching … June 16, 2025 | News Announcing the … the first time. Whether guiding hundreds of first-years through introductory coursework, leading intimate seminars on … factor usage between developed and developing countries. During the 2024-25 academic year, she taught ECON 407: …

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Pande and coauthors: Using technology to save lives during India's monsoon season

… Pande and coauthors: Using technology to save lives during India's monsoon season … July 2, 2020 | Perspectives Pande and coauthors: … channels? Research Findings We are researchers working through the Yale Economic Growth Center, in collaboration …

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2018 Tobin Scholar Prize Recipients

… Four economics majors were awarded the 2018 Tobin Scholar Prize for their outstanding performance in … both of whom studied under the prize’s namesake James Tobin. “I felt deeply honored for the recognition of my … up in a lot of places in the department, including the RA program; I’d always assumed that this was just because he …

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Currie to Present at Undergraduate Economics Seminar

… and Public Affairs, will be the guest speaker at the Undergraduate Economics Seminar on Monday, March 27, 2017. The event will be held in the Tobin Lounge at 28 Hillhouse starting at 4:00 pm. Currie is …

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