December graduates charted their own course 
The December Recognition Ceremony, held Dec. 22 in Barton Hall, celebrated 500 August and December graduates.
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December graduates charted their own course
The Cornell University Department of Economics offers a unique combination of theoretical and analytical rigor, and concern for real world problems. An unusually broad range of courses gives students an understanding of the way economies operate and an insight into public issues. Currently, the department has more than 50 faculty members, 500 majors, 100 Ph.D. students, and serves over 5,000 students on campus each year.
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Your December 2024 reads
This month’s featured titles include a history Harlem by a government alum and a prof’s memoir about his education under Apartheid.
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Working moms set an example for the next generation
A girl who attends a school with classmates whose mothers work is more likely to be in the workforce when she has a child herself than a girl who grows up in local circles where most mothers stay at home, Cornell researchers have found.
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Economic woes: Can Trump fix inflation?
Will President Donald Trump’s policies rectify the high prices Americans are seeing? Kaushik Basu, professor of economics at Cornell, says inflation is beyond the control of the party in power and is shaped by other actors.
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Winter Session 2025 registration is now open
Online Winter Session classes run January 2–18, 2025, including course offerings from economics and archaeology in A&S.
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World at a Turning Point interview
Arpit Chaturvedi Cornell MPA'18 and Larasati Eka Wardhani MPA'25 interviewed Luis Felipe López-Calva Ph.D. ‘99, global director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank Group during The World at a Turning Point: Cornell Conference on Development Economics and Law.
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World at a Turning Point interview
UNDP's Dr. Pedro Conceição speaks with the Einaudi Center during the Oct. 3–5 CRADLE conference on the state of the global economy.
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Kids don’t need to love salads to maintain healthy weight
Serving children more nutritious meals didn't reduce their taste for sweets, but promoted healthier weight over time by reducing added sugar and fat consumption, a Cornell-led study found.
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Economics Events
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27
Monday
12:15 PM
What's Up with the Indian Economy?
Uris Hall
G08
Feb
11
Tuesday
11:40 AM
BEDR Workshop - Ayelet Fishbach
Sage Hall
B01
Feb
25
Tuesday
11:40 AM
BEDR Workshop - Nir Halevy
Sage Hall
B01
Feb
25
Tuesday
11:40 AM
Microeconomics Workshop - Mallesh Pai
Ives Hall
116
Feb
27
Thursday
11:40 AM
Econometrics Workshop - Irene Botosaru
Malott Hall
224
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03
Monday
11:40 AM
Labor Economics Workshop: Francesca Miserocchi
Ives Hall
115
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