Events List

February
20
2020
Past Event • 5:30 pm CST • University of Chicago Quadrangle Club, Main Dining Room

Will the Coronavirus Derail the Global Economy?

Unedited Transcript • Photo Gallery Event Recap Exploring the Cost of Quarantine Becker Friedman Institute hosts expert panel to assess the economic and public health impacts of the coronavirus outbreak In...
January
10
2020
Past Event • 12:00 pm CST • University of Chicago, Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 021

Friedman Forum — Gangs of Medellín: How Organized Crime is Organized

Featuring Chris Blattman, Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies, Harris School of Public Policy, and Co-Director of BFI's Development Economics Initiative
December
12-13
2019
Past Event • 9:00 am CST • Tsinghua University, Shunde Building Room 418

The Macroeconomy and Finance in China Conference

The Macroeconomy and Finance in China Conference brought together elite scholars to explore the extent of our current understanding and the challenges for future research related to Chinese financial markets and their applications more broadly.
December
12
2019
Past Event • 4:30 pm CST • Tsinghua University, Weilun Building Auditorium

Policy Panel: Challenges in Finance and the Macroeconomy in China

On December 12-13, the University of Chicago's Macro Finance Research Program and Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management held a two-day academic conference on The Macroeconomy and Finance in China. The conference explored the interplay between finance and macroeconomics in China.
Oct–Dec
25-6
2019
Past Event • 12:30 pm CDT • University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Keller Center

Development Lunch Seminar – Fall 2019

The Development Lunch Seminars are operated with support from the Becker Friedman Institute and The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and is a collaboration between University of Chicago...
December
2
2019
Past Event • 3:30 pm CST • University of Chicago, Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 146

Becker Applied Economics Workshop – Fall 2019

This workshop focuses on the application of core economic tools to address questions that are of interest to researchers and policymakers alike. It meets weekly on Mondays from 3:30...
Organizers / Guests
  • Leonardo Bursztyn
  • Pietro Tebaldi
  • Michael Greenstone
  • Magne Mogstad
  • Kevin Murphy
  • Robert Topel
November
22-23
2019
Past Event • All Day • Gleacher Center

International Macro Finance Conference

Organizers / Guests
  • Tarek Hassan
  • Loukas Karabarbounis
  • Matteo Maggiori
  • Brent Neiman
November
22-23
2019
Past Event • All Day • University of Chicago, Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 021

Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains Conference

PANEL VIDEOS  
Organizers / Guests
  • Eric Budish
  • Zhiguo He
  • Jacob Leshno
  • Harald Uhlig
February
20
2020
Past Event • 5:30 pm CST • University of Chicago Quadrangle Club, Main Dining Room

Will the Coronavirus Derail the Global Economy?

Unedited Transcript • Photo Gallery Event Recap Exploring the Cost of Quarantine Becker Friedman Institute hosts expert panel to assess the economic and public health impacts of the coronavirus outbreak In...
January
10
2020
Past Event • 12:00 pm CST • University of Chicago, Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 021

Friedman Forum — Gangs of Medellín: How Organized Crime is Organized

Featuring Chris Blattman, Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies, Harris School of Public Policy, and Co-Director of BFI's Development Economics Initiative
December
12-13
2019
Past Event • 9:00 am CST • Tsinghua University, Shunde Building Room 418

The Macroeconomy and Finance in China Conference

The Macroeconomy and Finance in China Conference brought together elite scholars to explore the extent of our current understanding and the challenges for future research related to Chinese financial markets and their applications more broadly.
December
12
2019
Past Event • 4:30 pm CST • Tsinghua University, Weilun Building Auditorium

Policy Panel: Challenges in Finance and the Macroeconomy in China

On December 12-13, the University of Chicago's Macro Finance Research Program and Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management held a two-day academic conference on The Macroeconomy and Finance in China. The conference explored the interplay between finance and macroeconomics in China.
Oct–Dec
25-6
2019
Past Event • 12:30 pm CDT • University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Keller Center

Development Lunch Seminar – Fall 2019

The Development Lunch Seminars are operated with support from the Becker Friedman Institute and The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and is a collaboration between University of Chicago...
December
2
2019
Past Event • 3:30 pm CST • University of Chicago, Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 146

Becker Applied Economics Workshop – Fall 2019

This workshop focuses on the application of core economic tools to address questions that are of interest to researchers and policymakers alike. It meets weekly on Mondays from 3:30...
Organizers / Guests
  • Leonardo Bursztyn
  • Pietro Tebaldi
  • Michael Greenstone
  • Magne Mogstad
  • Kevin Murphy
  • Robert Topel
November
22-23
2019
Past Event • All Day • Gleacher Center

International Macro Finance Conference

Organizers / Guests
  • Tarek Hassan
  • Loukas Karabarbounis
  • Matteo Maggiori
  • Brent Neiman
November
22-23
2019
Past Event • All Day • University of Chicago, Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 021

Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains Conference

PANEL VIDEOS  
Organizers / Guests
  • Eric Budish
  • Zhiguo He
  • Jacob Leshno
  • Harald Uhlig