Academic Conferences·Aug 5, 2024, 12:00 AM·David Rubenstein Forum, 1201 E 60th Street, University Room AB, Chicago, IL 60637

2024 MFR Program Summer Session for Young Scholars

The Macro Finance Research Program (MFR), under the auspices of The Becker Friedman Institute (BFI) at The University of Chicago, will be organizing a summer session for PhD students looking to write a dissertation at the interplay of macroeconomics and finance....
Research Briefs·Apr 11, 2024

On Digital Currencies

Harald Uhlig
In a work summarizing his previous research, the author argues that prices of private digital currencies follow random walks, while for central bank digital currencies the challenge is to address three objectives, price stability, efficiency, and monetary trust, of which...
Topics: Monetary Policy
BFI News·Sep 22, 2022

BFI Awards 14 Grants for New Data to Promote Innovative Research

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) is pleased to announce the award of 14 grants for new data to promote innovative economics research by University of Chicago faculty and students. These data sets will help promote ground-breaking research on...
Event·Aug 1, 2022, 8:00 AM

2022 Macro Finance Research Program Summer Session for Young Scholars

On August 1-4, 2022, the Macro Finance Research Program (MFR), under the auspices of the Becker Friedman Institute (BFI), hosted the 2022 MFR Summer Session for Young Scholars for PhD students working on their dissertations at the interplay of macroeconomics and finance. Event...
BFI News·Mar 17, 2022

Macro Finance Research Program (MFR) 2022 Summer Session for Young Scholars

Application Process Now Closed
Topics: Financial Markets, Monetary Policy, Technology & Innovation
Media Mention·Mar 7, 2022

No Ordinary Panic

City Journal; Harald Uhlig
Media Mention·Feb 25, 2022

Stand Up, Germany

City Journal; Harald Uhlig
Media Mention·Feb 15, 2022

Unfit for the Federal Reserve

Wall Street Journal; Harald Uhlig
Media Mention·Feb 13, 2022

The Fed Doesn’t Need a Censor

Wall Street Journal; Harald Uhlig
Event·Jul 28, 2020, 9:00 AM

2020 Macro Finance Research Program Summer Session for Young Scholars

On July 28-31, 2020, the Macro Finance Research Program (MFR), under the auspices of the Becker Friedman Institute (BFI), virtually hosted the 2020 MFR Summer Session for Young Scholars for PhD students working on their dissertations at the interplay of macroeconomics and finance....