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Penn Today spoke with economists Francis Diebold and Jesús Fernández-Villaverde to learn about recessions, what makes this one unique, and what to expect in the coming months.
The U.S. economy officially entered a recession in February as the viral pandemic started its sweep across the nation. That determination earlier this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research officially ended the longest economic expansion in American history. Penn Today spoke with economists Francis Diebold and Jesús Fernández-Villaverde to learn about recessions, what makes this one unique, and what to expect in the coming months.
Economics Major Zeyu Chen, C’21, Named a 2020 Key Into Public Service Scholar
Economics major Zeyu Chen, C’21, has been selected as a Key into Public Service Scholar by The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated interest in working in the public sector and possess a strong academic record in the liberal arts and sciences.
The Department of Economics dedicates new online space to cutting-edge pandemic research.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on all aspects of society. With an eye toward examining these myriad angles, the Department of Economics has assembled a wide range of research covering topics from how lockdowns affect non-COVID visits to the emergency room to the long-term effects of social and economic distancing. The repository for these projects is the content-rich Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER) web site.
Economics Major Arya Akal has been selected as the Undergraduate Honorable Mention for the 2020 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award
Economics Major Arya Akal has been selected as the Undergraduate Honorable Mention for the 2020 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award. Penn Global is committed to honoring international students who have prioritized global engagement by bringing the world to Penn and Penn to the world.
Petra Todd and Jere R. Behrman were awarded a National Science Foundation Social and Econonomic Science grant for “Using New Longitudinal Linked Data to Investigate the Determinants of Educational Attainment and Achievement in Mexico.”
Petra Todd and Jere R. Behrman were awarded a National Science Foundation Social and Econonomic Science grant for “Using New Longitudinal Linked Data to Investigate the Determinants of Educational Attainment and Achievement in Mexico.” This project will use newly available administrative test score and survey data to analyze the determinants of educational attainment and achievement of grade 6-12 Mexican students and to evaluate impacts of the Prospera conditional cash transfer (CCT) program.
Omkar Katta, a Mathematical Economics Major, has been named a 2020 Dean's Scholar
Congratulations to Omkar Katta! Omkar is an undergraduate student majoring in Mathematical Economics. In recognition of his outstanding academic performance and intellectual promise, he has been included in the list of 2020 Dean's Scholars
Aoife Coady‘s “The Effect of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act on Physician Prescribing Behavior: Evidence from Medicaid,” has been selected to receive a 2020 Rose Undergraduate Senior Thesis Award
Aoife Coady‘s senior thesis, under the supervision of Jere R. Behrman and Juan Pablo Atal, entitled “The Effect of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act on Physician Prescribing Behavior: Evidence from Medicaid,” has been selected to receive a 2020 Rose Undergraduate Senior Thesis Award.
Research featured in Penn Today by Economics Professor Frank Diebold suggests that the Arctic could have almost no summer sea ice by 2040.
The Arctic provides an important barometer for the ways and pace at which the planet’s climate is shifting. New statistical analysis by Penn Professor of Economics Francis X. Diebold and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Executive Vice President Glenn D. Rudebusch finds a sixty percent chance of an effectively ice-free summer Arctic by 2040, much sooner than typical predictions from current climate models. Diebold and Rudebusch hope to use their methods to help calibrate climate models and improve global climate prediction.
Economics Professor Hanming Fang weighs in on six public health lessons from the COVID-19 outbreak
Penn Today asked economist Hanming Fang, Class of 1965 Term Professor of Economics and professor of health care management in the School of Arts and Sciences, to weigh in on lessons for public health in the wake of the outbreak.
Economics professor Rakesh Vohra has released a new book reimagining the design of the intermediate microeconomics course.
Economics professor Rakesh Vohra has released a new book reimagining the design of the intermediate microeconomics course. This year, every full-time student taking the course is being introduced to Vohra’s innovative approach.