Faculty Achievement

Economics Ph.D. Class of 2024.
Celebrating the Department of Economics Class of 2024!
(June 10, 2024)
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Celebrating 2023 Faculty Retirements
(November 16, 2023)
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UW Hosts 2023 Econometrics and Optimal Transport Workshop
(August 8, 2023)
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Celebrating the Life and Intellect of Yoram Barzel
(March 14, 2023)
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Faculty Spotlight: Fahad Khalil
(February 14, 2023)
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Research Highlight: Assistant Professor Alan Griffith
(November 21, 2022)
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Research Spotlight: Associate Teaching Professor Melissa Knox
(July 8, 2022)
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Spring 2022 Faculty Spotlight: Professor Yanqin Fan
(April 26, 2022)
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The Department's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
(January 11, 2021)
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Letter from the Chair
(October 1, 2020)
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Xu Tan Promoted to Associate Professor, with Tenure
(September 24, 2020)
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Faculty News and the Passing of a Beloved Mentor 
(June 30, 2020)
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Senior Lecturer Melissa Knox is a part of a team of researchers, analyzing the initial results of the 2018 Seattle Sweetened Beverage Tax
(June 16, 2020)
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Alumni and Faculty Announcements
(April 16, 2020)
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The Department of Economics Welcomes Two New Faculty Members
(April 6, 2020)
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Economics Department Graduation Ceremony 2019
(June 25, 2019)
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Professor Turnovsky Presents at Prominent Conference 
(February 11, 2019)
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Professor Yanqin Fan receives the 2018 Arnold Zellner Award for Best Paper in Theoretical Econometrics  
(November 21, 2018)
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Professor Yuya Takahashi to Join Faculty this Fall
(March 12, 2018)
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Rachel Heath promoted to Associate Professor 
(January 11, 2018)
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Academics in Industry: Professor Pat Bajari
(October 16, 2017)
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Lecturer Melissa Knox receives Pilot Grant
(September 27, 2017)
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Professor Fabio Ghironi's Research Highlighted in President of the European Central Banks, Mario Draghi's Recent Speech 
(September 1, 2017)
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Professor Yoram Barzel given The Elinor Ostrom Lifetime Achievement Award
(July 11, 2017)
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2017 Department Graduation Celebration Marks the End of the School Year in Style
(June 13, 2017)
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Department Hosts Second International Conference on "Economic Integration and Economic Growth"
(March 13, 2017)
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Professor Emeritus Yoram Barzel Delivers Keynote at Hong Kong Conference on Property Rights
(March 2, 2017)
Professor Stephen Turnovsky
Stephen Turnovsky Honored as Jubilee Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences
(January 5, 2017)
Fabio Ghironi
Fabio Ghironi and Leading Economists Strategize TPP Pitch to Congress 
(December 19, 2016)
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Haideh Salehi-Esfahani Discusses Economic Development in Small-town Iran
(December 13, 2016)
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Professor Eric Zivot and Alumna Nina Sidneva Share Award for Outstanding Paper
(November 4, 2016)
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Department Partners with Portland State Faculty to Bring Labor Conference to Savery Hall
(September 22, 2016)
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Professor Stephen Turnovsky Gives Invited Talk at Econometric Society Africa Meetings
(June 20, 2016)
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Congratulations to our 2016 Graduates and Award Winners
(June 10, 2016)
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Professor Fabio Ghironi Addresses Policy Questions Related to the Prevalence of Global Value Chains
(May 12, 2016)
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Adjunct Professor Anirban Basu Elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association
(April 20, 2016)
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Faculty Research Features Prominently in IMF Report on Sluggish Global Economy
(April 14, 2016)
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Four New Faculty Members Join Department
(March 15, 2016)
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Adjunct Professor Philip Bond Selected Co-Editor of the Journal of Finance
(December 16, 2015)
Professor Emeritus Doug North
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus and Nobel Laureate Douglass C. North
(November 24, 2015)
Emeritus Faculty
Professor Neil Bruce Retiring After 25 Years with UW
(November 18, 2015)
Professor Fabio Ghironi
Professor Fabio Ghironi Appointed Director of International Trade and Macroeconomics Program at CEBRA
(November 16, 2015)
Professor Pat Bajari
Professor Pat Bajari Elected Econometric Society Fellow
(November 10, 2015)
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Economics Faculty Member Theresa McMahon An Early Advocate for Labor Rights at UW
(October 5, 2015)
Principal Lecturer Haideh Salehi-Esfahani Invited by Iranian Ministry of Education to Give Talk to Educators
(August 18, 2015)
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In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Jim Crutchfield, Specialist in Natural Resource Economics
(May 7, 2015)
Professor Judith Thornton, 2007
Economics student-led Pioneer Square Preservation Study under NSF Grant Still Relevant after 40 Years
(April 16, 2015)
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Economics and Political Science Partner to Create Forum on Political Economy and Economics
(December 11, 2014)
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Professor Yoram Barzel Retiring After Teaching 53 Years at UW
(November 18, 2014)
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2014 Association for Public Economic Theory Annual Conference to be Hosted by UW Economics
(December 20, 2013)