"He was one of the greatest economists of the last 50 years — and I would argue one of the great economists of all time," said V.V. Chari, an economics professor at the U who…
In honor of First-Gen Week, the University of Minnesota celebrates first-generation college students and their accomplishments. Here we interview Royce Sessions, a senior at…
Professor Mariacristina De Nardi grew up in a small town in Italy. Neither of her parents completed high school, but education was revered and encouraged in her family.
How much paid work can a parent do thanks to support from cash transfer programs like welfare? That has traditionally been the primary question. But in new research, Assistant…
The University of Minnesota and Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute had the honor of hosting Swedish Professor and Economist Per Krusell as he gave a passionate talk on…
Assistant Professor Joseph Mullins shares his research examining the value of parental time to children's development, and how that information can be used to design cash…
After she graduated in 2018 with an Economics B.S. and minors in Statistics and Spanish, Grace Brang moved to Washington DC to start a job at the Federal Reserve Board of…
Decades of research clearly show substantial public and private benefits of early childhood education. But translating those findings into well-funded public programs to…
This past May, Professor Fahima Aziz and a dozen students went to London on a study abroad trip entitled “London: Economy, International Trade, & Brexit.”
Professor Tim Kehoe spoke with journalist Gordon Severson of KARE 11 news about the May Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report and the health of the economy.
Watch the recording from our May 3 roundtable discussion with speakers Katherine Magnuson (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Victor Ronda (University of Chicago), and Ericca…
When asked what led to his successful career, John Simpson quickly replies “luck.” But he acknowledges it was more than that; it was the economic training from Minnesota that…
Professor Emeritus Art Rolnick argues: "If the governor and legislature can’t agree on a surplus spending plan by midnight, May 22, the state will be failing tens of thousands…
In this research insight, undergraduate research assistant Huda Osman shares a summary of work completed this year with Professor Joseph Mullins, graduate student Martín…
