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Events List

June
4-5
2021
Upcoming Event • All Day • Virtual Event

Call for Papers: Conference on the Economics of Crime and Justice

Hosted by the University of Chicago and London School of Economics
Organizers / Guests
  • Jeff Grogger
  • Tom Kirchmaier
  • Stephen Machin
February
4
2021
Upcoming Event • 6:00 pm CST

China in Today’s World

China is poised to become the world’s largest economy in the near future. However, such growth is not guaranteed. China faces increasingly complex questions about how to manage the...
Topics:  Financial Markets, Technology & Innovation
Organizers / Guests
  • Zhiguo He
  • Chang-Tai Hsieh
February
3
2021
Upcoming Event • 9:00 pm CST • Virtual Event

Capital Market Development: China and Asia

Monthly Webinar Series
Topics:  Financial Markets
January
5
2021
Past Event • 7:00 pm CST

Understanding China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, and Challenges

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the University of Chicago Center in Beijing
December
16
2020
Past Event • 8:00 pm CST • Virtual Event

China Biweekly Seminar on Public Economics

The Tsinghua University – University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance, in collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics in China (BFI-China), the National Institute...
December
15
2020
Past Event • 7:30 pm CST • Virtual Event

Critical Conversations with Economists

BFI-China and Peking University host a monthly virtual lecture series to convene renowned economists from each institution for lectures on modern economics, including economic growth, financial markets, technology innovations, and...
December
7
2020
Past Event • 3:30 pm CST • Virtual Event

Becker Applied Economics Workshop – Fall 2020

This workshop focuses on the application of core economic tools to address questions that are of interest to researchers and policymakers alike. This virtual seminar series meets weekly on...
Organizers / Guests
  • Leonardo Bursztyn
  • Michael Dinerstein
  • Michael Greenstone
  • Peter Hull
  • Magne Mogstad
  • Kevin Murphy
  • Robert Topel
December
3-4
2020
Past Event • All Day • Virtual Event

International Macro Finance Conference

The 8th International Macro Finance Conference will bring together a group of young faculty working at the intersection of international finance and international macro to discuss early stage research...
Organizers / Guests
  • Tarek Hassan
  • Loukas Karabarbounis
  • Matteo Maggiori
  • Brent Neiman
June
4-5
2021
Upcoming Event • All Day • Virtual Event

Call for Papers: Conference on the Economics of Crime and Justice

Hosted by the University of Chicago and London School of Economics
Organizers / Guests
  • Jeff Grogger
  • Tom Kirchmaier
  • Stephen Machin
February
4
2021
Upcoming Event • 6:00 pm CST

China in Today’s World

China is poised to become the world’s largest economy in the near future. However, such growth is not guaranteed. China faces increasingly complex questions about how to manage the...
Topics:  Financial Markets, Technology & Innovation
Organizers / Guests
  • Zhiguo He
  • Chang-Tai Hsieh
February
3
2021
Upcoming Event • 9:00 pm CST • Virtual Event

Capital Market Development: China and Asia

Monthly Webinar Series
Topics:  Financial Markets
January
5
2021
Past Event • 7:00 pm CST

Understanding China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, and Challenges

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the University of Chicago Center in Beijing
December
16
2020
Past Event • 8:00 pm CST • Virtual Event

China Biweekly Seminar on Public Economics

The Tsinghua University – University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics and Finance, in collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics in China (BFI-China), the National Institute...
December
15
2020
Past Event • 7:30 pm CST • Virtual Event

Critical Conversations with Economists

BFI-China and Peking University host a monthly virtual lecture series to convene renowned economists from each institution for lectures on modern economics, including economic growth, financial markets, technology innovations, and...
December
7
2020
Past Event • 3:30 pm CST • Virtual Event

Becker Applied Economics Workshop – Fall 2020

This workshop focuses on the application of core economic tools to address questions that are of interest to researchers and policymakers alike. This virtual seminar series meets weekly on...
Organizers / Guests
  • Leonardo Bursztyn
  • Michael Dinerstein
  • Michael Greenstone
  • Peter Hull
  • Magne Mogstad
  • Kevin Murphy
  • Robert Topel
December
3-4
2020
Past Event • All Day • Virtual Event

International Macro Finance Conference

The 8th International Macro Finance Conference will bring together a group of young faculty working at the intersection of international finance and international macro to discuss early stage research...
Organizers / Guests
  • Tarek Hassan
  • Loukas Karabarbounis
  • Matteo Maggiori
  • Brent Neiman