BFI Predoctoral
Research in Economics Program (PREP)

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About the Program

The Predoctoral Research in Economics Program (PREP) is intended to serve as a bridge between college and graduate school for students interested in empirical economics. The program offers unique research and professional training opportunities at the University of Chicago.

Life at BFI / UCHICAGO

In addition to working closely with faculty as research assistants, predoctoral research professionals typically attend classes and seminars at BFI and affiliate institutions. Additional opportunities include a rigorous customized orientation workshop, annual career development retreat, and individual mentorship.

PREDOCTORAL RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS

Program participants in this or similar positions have gone on to Economics Ph.D. programs at Harvard, MIT, University of Chicago, Stanford, University of California, Berkeley, Princeton, LSE, and similar schools upon program completion.
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Michelle Cherian

Research Professional, Development Innovation Lab

Terry Culpepper

B.A. in Economics at The University of Chicago, Faculty Supervisors: Ali Hortacsu and Chad Syverson

Gaia Gaudenzi

B.S. in Economics and Business at Bocconi University; M.S. in Economics and Government at Bocconi University, Faculty Supervisor: Anne Karing and Rachel Glennerster

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BFI News·Jul 23, 2021

2021 Departing PreDoctoral Research Professionals Announce Graduate Program Decisions

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) is pleased to announce the graduate school decisions of this year’s outgoing predoctoral research professionals. The Predoctoral Research in Economics program (PREP) at BFI serves as a bridge between college and graduate school...
BFI News·Jun 7, 2020

Departing Pre-Doctoral Research Professionals Announce Graduate Program Decisions

As the academic year closes, the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) is pleased to announce the graduate school decisions of this year’s outgoing predoctoral research professionals. The Predoctoral Research in Economics program (PREP) at BFI serves as a bridge...

Pre-Doctoral Research Opportunities

Join our team! Applications for pre-doctoral research opportunities are reviewed in fall, winter, and spring cycles.

Contact

For general inquiries, please contact bfipredoc@uchicago.edu.