The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) serves as a hub for cutting-edge analysis and research across the entire University of Chicago economics community, uniting researchers from the Booth School of Business, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, the...
Inspired by our namesakes, Nobel Laureates Gary Becker and Milton Friedman, who believed that economics research could help improve the world, BFI works with the Chicago Economics community to turn its evidence-based research into real-world impact.
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.
Expanding Diversity in Economics+ (EDE+) brings together a diverse group of early undergraduate students to hone their research abilities and technical skills.
Ufuk Akcigit, Raman S. Chhina, Seyit Cilasun, Javier Miranda, and Nicolas Serrano-Velarde
Beginning in January 2021, over less than two years, credit card usage by small U.S. businesses nearly doubled, interest payments rose by 60%, and delinquencies reached 2.8%. In this paper, we utilize near real-time QuickBooks data from over 1.6 million...
Yueh-ya Hsu, Reshmaan Hussam, Erin M. Kelley, and Gregory Lane
We measure the impact of employment by assessing its effect on the individual and their marital partnership in the Rohingya refugee camps. To do so, we randomly assign either the husband or wife to a six-week job. We find that...
Joshua Gottlieb, Neale Mahoney, Kevin Rinz, and Victoria Udalova
Healthcare employment has grown more than twice as fast as the labor force since 1980, overtaking retail trade to become the largest industry by employment in 2009. We document key facts about the rise of healthcare jobs. Earnings for healthcare...
Captivating and informative videos on the latest insights and trends as well as the tested stock of knowledge in economics from leaders in academia, policy, business, and the media.
In this series, Price Theory Initiative Director Kevin Murphy sits down with colleagues to explore the questions they are tackling, talks about how those answers inform their perspective on what is happening next, and gets their take on what it means to be an economist connected with UChicago.
Insight·Jul 3, 2019
Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy, Featuring Derek Neal
Kevin Murphy and Derek Neal
Kevin Murphy talks with Derek Neal, The William C. Norby Professor in Economics, about education policy and the economics of...
Topics:
K-12 Education
Insight·Mar 6, 2019
Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy, Featuring Nancy Stokey
Kevin Murphy and Nancy Stokey
Kevin Murphy talks with Nancy Stokey, The Frederick Henry Prince Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, about labor markets and cross-country...
Insight·Jun 6, 2018
Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy, Featuring Anup Malani
Kevin Murphy and Anup Malani
Kevin Murphy talks with Anup Malani, the Lee and Brena Freeman Professor at the University of Chicago Law School and...
Topics:
Health care
Insight·May 15, 2018
Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy, Featuring Steve Levitt
Kevin Murphy and Steve Levitt
Kevin Murphy talks with Steve Levitt, the William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago...
Topics:
Fiscal Studies
Insight·Dec 19, 2017
Discussion Section Uncut: Nancy Stokey
Kevin Murphy and Nancy Stokey
In this episode, Murphy talks with Nancy Stokey, The Frederick Henry Prince Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, about the transformative...
The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) serves as a hub for cutting-edge analysis and research across the entire University of Chicago economics community, uniting researchers from the Booth School of Business, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, the...
Inspired by our namesakes, Nobel Laureates Gary Becker and Milton Friedman, who believed that economics research could help improve the world, BFI works with the Chicago Economics community to turn its evidence-based research into real-world impact.
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.
Expanding Diversity in Economics+ (EDE+) brings together a diverse group of early undergraduate students to hone their research abilities and technical skills.
Ufuk Akcigit, Raman S. Chhina, Seyit Cilasun, Javier Miranda, and Nicolas Serrano-Velarde
Beginning in January 2021, over less than two years, credit card usage by small U.S. businesses nearly doubled, interest payments rose by 60%, and delinquencies reached 2.8%. In this paper, we utilize near real-time QuickBooks data from over 1.6 million...
Yueh-ya Hsu, Reshmaan Hussam, Erin M. Kelley, and Gregory Lane
We measure the impact of employment by assessing its effect on the individual and their marital partnership in the Rohingya refugee camps. To do so, we randomly assign either the husband or wife to a six-week job. We find that...
Joshua Gottlieb, Neale Mahoney, Kevin Rinz, and Victoria Udalova
Healthcare employment has grown more than twice as fast as the labor force since 1980, overtaking retail trade to become the largest industry by employment in 2009. We document key facts about the rise of healthcare jobs. Earnings for healthcare...
Captivating and informative videos on the latest insights and trends as well as the tested stock of knowledge in economics from leaders in academia, policy, business, and the media.