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WORKSHOP: "Understanding the History of Redlining"
The Department of Economics and the University Center for Social and Urban Research will be hosting a full-day workshop – “Understanding the History of Redlining” – on Saturday, October 5th in Posvar 4940. The workshop will serve as a forum to share and discuss the latest research on the history of redlining and related housing market policies and practices.
David Huffman Promoted to Distinguished Professor
It is our great pleasure to announce that David Huffman has been promoted to the special faculty rank of Distinguished Professor of Economics as of October 1, 2024.
Welcome to 7 New Faculty
The Economics Department would like to welcome our 7 new faculty members.
Eric Donald, Assistant Professor of Economics
Prior to joining Pitt in 2024, he received his PhD from Boston University and his BS from Texas Christian University. His research interests are in macro, public, and environmental economics.
Pitt Econ advisors collaborate on "Improving introductory economics course content and delivery improves outcomes for women" in The Journal of Economic Education.
Pitt Econ Directors of Undergraduate Studies Jane Caldwell and Katherine Wolfe, together with PhD alumna Mallory Avery and Christian Schunn of the University of Pittsburgh Learning and Research Development Center (LRDC), have collaborated in the article "Improving introductory economics course content and delivery improves outcomes for women" that appears in the latest Journal of Economic Education.
Pitt Econ PhD Vasiliki Skreta awarded inaugural Arrow Prize by Econometric Society.
Dr. Vasiliki Skreta, who earned her PhD from our department in 2001, was awarded the inaugural Arrow Prize from the Econometric Society on April 23.
Department Chair Marla Ripoll in Wall Street Journal discussing new trends in parents providing financial help to their adult children.
Department Chair and Professor Marla Ripoll was interviewed for Wall Street Journal article titled "Well Into Adulthood and Still Getting Money From Their Parents." The January 25, 2024 article discusses findings from a paper by Ripoll and PhD alumnus Siqiang Yang, "Financial Transfers from Parents to Adult Children." From the article:
Applications for Harvey S. Cohen Undergraduate Research Prize now open
The Department of Economics is excited to announce that the next application window for the Harvey S. Cohen Undergraduate Research Prize is now open.
PhD alumna Vasiliki Skreta named Fellow of the Econometrics Society.
On October 9, PhD alumna Vasiliki Skreta was announced as a 2023 Fellow for the Econometrics Society. Dr. Skreta is the Leroy G. Denman Regents Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas, Austin, working primarily on mechanism design.