• Congratulations to Undergraduate Student Christina Economy

  April 10, 2013

  She is one of the 2013 Truman Scholars.

• Rebecca Stein Will Engage Online Economics Students in the 'Active Sport' of Learning

  February 15, 2013

  She will be teaching "Principles of Microeconomics" through Coursera this spring to over 8,000 students.

• Penn Receives $25 Million Gift to Create Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics

  February 5, 2013

  The gift from alumnus Ronald Perelman will be used to provide a new home for the departments of Economics and Political Science.

• Presidential Term Professor Enrique Mendoza Examines the Fiscal Cliff and its Future Significance

  February 1, 2013

  An online audio presentation.

• Nobelist Thomas Sargent to Speak at Social Science & Policy Forum on Jan. 28th

  January 11, 2013

  Economics Nobel Laureate Thomas Sargent will be speaking here at Penn on January 28, 2013.

• Graduate Dissertation Fellowship Announced

  December 7, 2012

  A graduate dissertation fellowship has been established in the memory of Robert Summers, a distinguished member of the faculty for over 30 years, to be awarded annually to the most deserving studen

• Congratulations to Antonio Merlo

  November 21, 2012

  Professor Merlo has been elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society.

• Awards at New Student Reception

  September 26, 2012

  Four students were honored for their first year work during this year's New Student Reception.

• Structural Estimation of Behavioral Models Conference

  September 22, 2012

  On September 21 and 22 a two-day conference was held to honor Department Chair Ken Wolpin.

• Professors Dirk Krueger and Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde Discuss the State of the European Economy

  August 30, 2012

  An online audio presentation in OMNIA.