“Economics is a tool to look at public policy from a more objective view,” says Dasom Ham, an undergraduate economics major at the University of Minnesota. After three years at the University, Ham is ready to pursue a PhD in economics and influence public policy.
Are frictions in the land market hindering the growth of India’s manufacturing sector? Graduate student Aradhya Sood’s research hopes to find the link between land and slow growth in large-scale manufacturing.
The Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute held an academic conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota to advance the understanding of Practical Issues in Public Pension Design on January 22, 2019.
On September 21, dozens of Edward C. Prescott’s former students gathered for a conference covering topics such as affordable housing, Medicaid, tax policy, and bank regulation, that all tied back to contributions Prescott has made to the field of economics.
The University of Minnesota was proud to present Professor Anne Krueger, former chief economist at the World Bank, with an honorary degree for her invaluable contribution to economics. Her mentorship has inspired many students.
From the beginning of his academic career, economics senior Kazimier Smith has been able to dig in to research. “I think a lot of times research ideas come from places you wouldn’t think they come from,” he says.
Graduate student Vegard Nygaard wants to figure out why there can be such large differences in life expectancy among people and to help policymakers understand ways they can reduce these differences.
Yoshinori Kurokawa (Tsukuba University) and Toshiyuki Matsuura (Keio University) have been awarded the 2018 Oda Prize from the Japan Society of International Economics.
