Economist Kaushik Basu named co-chair of UN panel
The “High-Level Expert Group” will develop recommendations for measures that complement or go beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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Our department hosts world-renowned speakers in our diverse set of weekly workshops. In addition, our faculty and students pursue research in many different areas of economic study.
Research Spotlight: Sibling Gender Composition and Women's Wages
Professor Eleonora Patacchini and Graduate Student Angela Cools find that women with any brothers earn roughly 10 percent less than women with no brothers in their late 20s and early 30s.
Read this abstract and explore a listing of other working papers here.
Economics News
'I reviewed economic research papers written by undergraduates from all over the country'
Sara Yoo is majoring in economics & mathematics.
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'The College teaches you how to think, not what to think'
Vidya Balaji is an economics major.
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Cornell Center for Social Sciences awards grants, invites new proposals 
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has awarded spring Seed Grants and the inaugural Grant Preparation Funds to support impactful social science research. Faculty can now apply for up to $115,000 in funding, with the next deadline approaching on June 1.
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Alumna earned congressional arguing chops on campus
Rep. Beth Van Duyne ’95, who represents Texas’ 24th Congressional District, recently won re-election to her third term.
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‘Smart Cups,’ clever idea: Alum’s company 3D prints ingredients
Founder and CEO Chris Kanik ’05, Arts & Sciences econ major, hopes its technology will revolutionize how we transport beverages, medicines, and more.
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The S. C. Tsiang Macroeconomics Workshop
Sho-Chieh Tsiang, a world-renowned authority in macroeconomics, monetary theory and international finance, was a Professor of Economics at Cornell University from 1969 until his retirement and elevation to Emeritus status in 1985. His family has graciously endowed our department's weekly Macroeconomics Workshop.
Learn more about S.C. Tsiang and his contributions in the field of economics
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