Economics Paper Competition Winners

UMN Economics Professor Christopher Phelan nominated as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, continuing Minnesota's federal policy legacy.

Simon Mongey, University of Minnesota Economics affiliated faculty, awarded the biennial 2026 Frisch Medal for groundbreaking labor market research.

Chris Sims, Nobel laureate and one of Minnesota's legendary "Four Horsemen" who transformed macroeconomics, past away last weekend.