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 convene three times annually for research conferences and academic exchange. The IOG Program aims to move beyond the limits of traditional economic approaches and provide new […]
Boxed lunches will be provided. The Friedman Forum series offers students an opportunity for informal discussions with prominent economists. On November 9, 2022, as part of the Friedman Forum speaker series, Harris Policy's Damon Jones presented new research, "The Value of Student Debt Relief and the Role of Administrative Barriers." Abstract: There is currently more […]
The Tsinghua University – University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics, in collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics in China (BFI-China), the National Institute for Fiscal Studies (NIFS) and School of Economics and Management (SEM) at Tsinghua University, will host a virtual seminar series to inspire research and discussion on public policy […]
Interested in a career in International Development? Join the Development Economics Center (DEC) and the Development Innovation Lab (DIL) for a student discussion with Mark Rosenzweig, Frank Altschul Professor of International Economics at Yale University. Professor Rosenzweig will share about his distinguished career, advice to students on working in development economics, and how academic research can inform and […]
HOSTING ORGANIZERS COLLABORATING ORGANIZERS About the Seminar Series Financial market development goes hand-in-hand with economic growth. The development of China’s capital markets in terms of size, regulations, capability, and efficiency has been impressive. China may now even lead globally in some dimensions, notably e-payments systems. Yet, China’s capital markets are still a work-in-progress facing both […]
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 between Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, Booth School of Business, Harris School of Public Policy and the Law School. This workshop series is weekly on […]
The Tsinghua University – University of Chicago Joint Research Center for Economics, in collaboration with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics in China (BFI-China), the National Institute for Fiscal Studies (NIFS) and School of Economics and Management (SEM) at Tsinghua University, will host a virtual seminar series to inspire research and discussion on public policy […]
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 3:30-4:45pm.
Boxed lunches will be provided. On December 1, join BFI-China and Chicago Booth for a brownbag lunch conversation with Chenggang Xu (Stanford University), moderated by Zhiguo He (University of Chicago) and Chang-Tai Hsieh (University of Chicago). Over the past four decades, China has experienced a period of unparalleled, historic change, along with its astonishing economic […]
This conference brings together a small group of faculty working at the intersection of international finance and international macro finance to discuss early stage research in an informal setting. Junior scholars are particularly featured in the conference. Previous Conference Agendas: 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 All times listed below are Central Standard Time.
Organized by the Becker Friedman Institute China, the BFI-China Research Conference will be held in person on December 2-3, 2022. This conference will assemble established economic scholars to discuss recent work on issues related to the Chinese economy and financial markets. Topics include: Political economy Public finance Law and economics Financial market Fintech
This seminar series features outside speakers to present their latest work on international trade, spatial economics, economic geography, and urban economics. If you would like to receive updates via email on future seminars in this series, sign up for the series mailing list here. View Spring 2022 Speakers
