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A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds 43 percent of U.S. adults say they or someone in their household has suffered a job loss or pay cut due to COVID-19. With such widespread impact, it will likely take years for the economy to rebound. But what will recovery even look like, as the pandemic exacerbates existing inequalities and...
Cornell alumni and parents have donated thousands of pounds of personal protection equipment.Faculty have mobilized their contacts around the world to help Cornell students and friends get home before borders closed.And as students readied to leave Ithaca, they donated blood at Red Cross stations set up on West Campus.These were a few examples...
During the COVID-19 response, faculty and staff will be working remotely. The staff can be reached during our working hours from 8:00am to 4:00pm. See below for a list of staff members with contact information.NamePositionEmailAllison BarrettUndergraduate Experience Coordinatoraeb238@cornell.eduDan FravelIT Support Specialist...
The Cornell Economics Community is proud to support and promote the work of our students who are seeking employment following the completion of their doctoral program. We are happy to announce the 2020 job market placements.The graduate program of study is designed to train for research careers as faculty in public policy programs, public health...
Julieta Caunedo, assistant professor of economics, has been named a faculty fellow of the Cornell Center for Social Sciences. She is one of 11 faculty members from 6 colleges and schools selected to be part of the 2020-21 cohort. The yearlong fellowships, including a semester in residence at the center, are designed to give promising early-career...
Pictured above, from left to right: René Crespin, Anne Burton, David Wasser, Joy Wu, Molly Doruska, Sam Dodini, and Jose Maria U. TapiaDiversity in Cornell Economics (DICE for short) is a new student organization for undergraduate and graduate students working to promote equity and a sense of belonging for everyone studying and working in...
Graduates of the undergraduate and Ph.D. programs in the Department of Economics have had an impact not only on economics but also on a wide range of industries around the world. We are always interested in hearing from our alumni and look forward to sharing your successes. To submit a class note and read more about interacting with current...
100 Years of Economic DevelopmentCornell University, April 10-12, 2022This is to announce that, after some stops and starts caused by the pandemic, we have now decided to have the conference, 100 Years of Economic Development, in Ithaca, NY, from 10 to 12 April, 2022.From the end of World War I to now, it has been a tumultuous 100 years, during...
Giving Day is March 11!Dear Alumni of Cornell Economics,The tools and insights of economics are critical to developing a better understanding of the world around us and to the productivity of a workforce that is increasingly skill-dependent. The value of strong economics training has never been higher for our students and for society.Meaningful...
Professor Francesca Molinari was recently elected a Fellow of the International Association for Applied Econometrics. The aim of the Association is to advance the education of the public in the subject of econometrics and its applications to a variety of fields in economics, in particular, but not exclusively, by advancing and supporting research...
ITHACA, N.Y. – Sophomore softball student-athlete, Allison Kerce, has been awarded the Jeff Stenstrom Memorial Award by Andy Noel, the Meakem*Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education. The Jeff Stenstrom Award is presented to the freshman student-athlete (current sophomore) who best exemplifies leadership qualities through dedication...
Cornell’s Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society, launching this fall, will unify programs across the university to enhance research in the fast-growing and increasingly important field of data science.“Hardly a day goes by without another story in the news about the amazing convergence of advances in algorithmic technology and...
Dear Alumni,It has been an exciting year for the Cornell Economics Department! A central focus of our efforts this past year has been on replenishing the faculty in the wake of impending retirements. We are delighted that Professor Seth Sanders has joined the faculty as the first Ronald Ehrenberg Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations. Seth...
The department is proud to support and promote the work of our Ph.D. students who are seeking employment following the completion of their doctoral program. At Cornell University, economists are trained in many departments, schools and colleges, and as a part of multiple graduate fields. The following websites include the subset of students who...
Update: View a recording of Rubinstein's lecture here.Renowned economic theorist Ariel Rubinstein will discuss "Economics With Norms and Without Prices" on October 28 at the 2019 George Staller Lecture. His talk at 4:00 pm in Statler Hall’s Auditorium, is free and open to the public."Ariel Rubinstein is one of the world's most prominent...
For the past decade, the American Economic Association (AEA) has provided data and code for the hundreds of articles that have appeared in the nine journals produced by the nonprofit, nonpartisan scholarly association. Despite the availability of these materials, provided so others could replicate the authors’ findings, many attempts at...
Graduates of its undergraduate and Ph.D. programs in the Department of Economics have had an impact not only on economics but also on a wide range of industries around the world. We are always interested in hearing from our alumni and look forward to sharing your successes. To submit a class note and read more about interacting with current...
Event: Monday, August 19th, 2019Location: Clark 700All are welcome, but registration is required by August 12, 2019.Visit the Speaking Economics Symposium registration page hereLink on Cornell Event CalendarBeing an economist requires communicating with a diverse set of colleagues, students, and stakeholders. Seminars, job talks, presentations...
Graduates of its undergraduate and Ph.D. programs in the Department of Economics have had an impact not only on economics but also on a wide range of industries around the world. We are always interested in hearing from our alumni and look forward to sharing your successes. To submit a class note and read more about interacting with current...
On July 1, 2019, Francesca Molinari started her term as Joint Managing Editor at the Review of Economic Studies. Molinari will handle manuscripts in the areas of econometrics and applied economics. "The Review was founded in 1933 by a group of young British and American Economists. It is published quarterly by The Review of Economic Studies Ltd...
Tapan Mitra MemorialSaturday, September 21, 20191:30-4:30 PMJohnson Art Museum 6th floorThe Department of Economics, in conjunction with Tapan’s family, will hold a Memorial Service for Goldwin Smith Professor of Economics Tapan Mitra on Saturday, September 21 from 1:30 – 4:30 PM on the Cornell campus. The memorial will be in the Johnson Art...
The American Economic Review featured Francine D. Blau’s 2018 Distinguished Fellow award profile and portrait in the prologue of its June 2019 issue. Blau is the Frances Perkins Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Professor of Economics at Cornell University.The Distinguished Fellow awards recognize the lifetime research contributions...
Cornell held its commencement celebration for 5,500 seniors and advanced degree recipients on May 26, 2019 in Schoellkopf Stadium. The stadium held approximately 22,000 family members, faculty, trustees, and guests who packed the stands to celebrate the Class of 2019. Economics major Todd Lensman ’19 led the College of Arts and Sciences degree...
Teenage girls do worse in their education, careers and social lives when they have more high-achieving boys in their classes, according to a new study by two Cornell economists.Teenage girls with greater exposure to boys who do well academically do worse in math and science and are less likely to go on to complete bachelor’s degrees, according to...
Ron Ehrenberg’s accomplishments are many – and so are the adversities he and his wife, Randy, have faced.In a “Last Lecture” he wrote 15 years ago for the Cornell chapter of the Mortar Board honor society, Ehrenberg summarized what he learned during his oldest son Eric’s first 14 years of his battle against cancer. Those lessons have stood the...