Labor, Jobs, and the Modern Economy: A Conversation with Chicago Booth Professor Erik Hurst
The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI), the Chicago Economics Society (CES), and the Booth...
Topics:
Employment & Wages
2019 Undergraduate Spring Panel: Urbanization and the Growth of Mega-Cities
The rise of “mega-cities” present both unprecedented opportunities and unprecedented challenges. Much work on urbanization...
Topics:
Technology & Innovation
Conference Spotlight: Gender and the Labor Market
On March 8 and 9, 2019, BFI’s Ronzetti Initiative for the Study of Labor Markets...
Topics:
Economic Mobility & Poverty, Employment & Wages
Women in Economics: Progress and Challenges
According to the American Economic Association, only 14 percent of full economics professors in PhD-granting...
Crony Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics, Featuring Chicago Booth’s Chang-Tai Hsieh
AUDIO The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI), the Chicago Economics Society (CES), and the...
Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy, Featuring Nancy Stokey
Kevin Murphy, Nancy Stokey
Discussion Section 101: Names, Faces, and Ideas Murphy introduces Stokey’s work and asks her about...
Friedman Forum: How Do Individuals Repay Their Debt?
Neale Mahoney
AUDIO When faced with debt across multiple credit cards, do people pay down their balances...
Becker Brown Bag: Artificial Intelligence and the Modern Productivity Paradox
We live in an age of paradox. In a wide variety of industries, artificial intelligence...
Topics:
Technology & Innovation