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Book Fair, For and Against Protest and When it Crosses the Line and Becomes Censorship

5.21.23

"Book Fair, For and Against Protest and When it Crosses the Line and Becomes Censorship" by Carlo Melzi d'Eril – Giulio Enea Vigevani with a reply by Michele Boldrin in Il Sole 24 ORE on May 21, 2024.

Wages in Italy, reflections on inequalities wages

5.18.23

Michele Boldrin and Federico Fatello discuss a number of interesting interventions, including that of Ivan Lagrosa in Mondo Economico, which have rekindled the debate on three issues of particular relevance for Italy.

Michele Boldrin: Mutual responsibility does not work and there are plenty of stowaways

5.15.23

Rep. George Santos has been indicted. Will he face consequences in Congress?

5.15.23

Steve Fazzari quoted in Politifact on May 15, 2023.

REStud North America Tour 2023 – host venues announced

5.12.23

REStud North America Tour 2023 – host venues announced

Installation of George-Levi Gayle

4.17.23

Installation of George-Levi Gayle as the John H. Biggs Distinguished Professor of Economics

Installation of Yongseok Shin

4.3.23

Installation of Yongseok Shin as the Douglass C. North Distinguished Professor

Does the Banking Sector Turmoil Make a Recession More Likely?

3.21.23

Steve Fazzari quoted in TIME on March 21, 2023.

How to Lower Your Car Insurance Premiums

3.16.23

Professor Ian Fillmore was featured in WalletHub's piece about How to Lower Your Car Insurance Premiums.

Congratulations, Ana Babus and SangMok Lee!

3.3.23

Ana and SangMok received official communication from the dean’s office that their tenure cases were approved by the Board of Trustees.

Announcement of the new chair of the Economics Department

3.2.23

George Gayle has agreed to serve as chair of the Department of Economics

Is the Tight Labor Market Due to Fewer Workers — or Fewer Hours Worked?

2.16.23

The labor market remains incredibly tight in the U.S. which usually means fewer people are working. In this case, though, it’s mostly that workers are choosing to work fewer hours. Specifically, higher-earning men have chosen to cut back their hours worked perhaps because the pandemic made them reassess their priorities. That could signal a wider trend toward better work-life balance as more and more workers adjust their work lives to make a similar decision.