Today
March
24-26
2023
Upcoming Event All Day University of Chicago | Rubenstein Forum | 1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Spring 2023 IOG-BFI Conference

The Institutions, Organizations, and Growth (IOG) Program, in partnership with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago (BFI), invites leading scholars and IOG members to...
Organizers / Guests
  • Leonardo Bursztyn
  • Roger Myerson
  • Torsten Persson
  • Francesco Trebbi
March
27
2023
Upcoming Event 3:30 pm CDT University of Chicago, Saieh Hall for Economics, Rm 146 , 5757 S University Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, 60637

Becker Applied Economics Workshop – Spring 2023

This workshop focuses on the application of core economic tools to address questions that are of interest to researchers and policymakers alike. The seminar series meets weekly on Mondays...
Organizers / Guests
  • Jack Mountjoy
  • Evan Rose
March
29
2023
Upcoming Event 3:30 pm CDT Saieh Hall for Economics | Room 146 | 5757 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

Money and Banking Workshop – Spring 2023

This workshop is organized jointly between the Becker Friedman Institute (BFI), the Kenneth. C. Griffin Department of Economics, and the Chicago Booth School of Business. The majority of the talks...
Organizers / Guests
  • Kilian Huber
  • Guido Lorenzoni
  • Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
  • Elisa Rubbo
Mar–Apr
31-1
2023
Upcoming Event All Day University of Chicago | David Rubenstein Forum, Peter May Board Room | 1201 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL

Firms’ Cost of Capital, Discount Rates, and Investment Conference

Recent events have generated interest in the relationship between financial prices, corporate discount rates, and investment. Stock market swings, secular interest rate declines, inflationary spikes, and large monetary policy...
Organizers / Guests
  • Niels Gormsen
  • Kilian Huber
Mar–Apr
31-1
2023
Upcoming Event All Day University of Chicago | Rubenstein Forum | Room 601 1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Conference on Rational Inattention

The Becker Friedman Institute Conference on Rational Inattention will bring together researchers working on rational inattention and related topics, across fields in economics (including microeconomic theory, decision theory, experimental...
Organizers / Guests
  • Benjamin Hébert
  • Doron Ravid
March
31
2023
Upcoming Event 12:30 pm CDT Saieh Hall 021

Development Lunch Workshop – Spring 2023

The Development Lunch Workshops 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...
April
27
2023
Upcoming Event 9:30 am CDT University of Chicago | Rubenstein Forum | Room 801 1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Corporate Governance Conference

The Chookaszian Accounting Research Center at Chicago Booth, in partnership with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago (BFI), brings together leading scholars for academic...
Organizers / Guests
  • Charles McClure
  • Christopher Stewart
  • Anastasia Zakolyukina
April
29
2023
Upcoming Event 12:00 pm CDT Booth School of Business | Gleacher Center, Room 601 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive Chicago, IL 60611-4316

Northwestern-University of Chicago Economic Theory Conference

This conference will bring together researchers from Northwestern and the University of Chicago to discuss critical developments in economic theory. The goal is to foster collaboration between the two...
Organizers / Guests
  • Piotr Dworczak
  • Doron Ravid
May
4-5
2023
Upcoming Event All Day David Rubenstein Forum │ The Peter May Boardroom, 9th Floor │ 1201 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637

Health Economics Initiative Annual Conference 2023

On May 4-5, 2023, the Becker Friedman Institute Health Economics Initiative’s annual conference will bring together faculty, research professionals, and students to present the latest research on all topics...
Organizers / Guests
  • Joshua Gottlieb
  • Matthew Notowidigdo
May
4-5
2023
Upcoming Event 8:00 am CDT University of Chicago | Rubenstein Forum | Room 601 1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Conference on Discrimination in the 21st Century: Fostering Conversations Across Fields

This conference will bring together researchers from different fields to discuss crucial themes around discrimination. Experts from economics, artificial intelligence, law, behavioral sciences, healthcare, sociology, and more, will interact...
Organizers / Guests
  • Marianne Bertrand
  • Alex Imas
  • Conrad Miller
  • Pietro Veronesi