"When the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute was launched over a decade ago, it's vision was clear: to bring the University's exceptional economics research to the public in a…
Professors Manuel Amador and Tim Kehoe are featured in this article by the Minneapolis Fed. "Debt supported national economies through the pandemic, but now looms large as we…
"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…