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.
Ozan Candogan, Michael D. König, Kieran Marray, and Frank W. Takes
We study disease spread on a social network where individuals adjust contacts to avoid infection. Susceptible individuals rewire links from infectious individuals to other susceptibles, reducing infections and causing the disease to only become endemic at higher infection rates. We...
Because neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) afflict the world’s poorest people and can cause decades-long health problems, combating them could reduce inequality, the intergenerational transmission of poverty, and burdens on healthcare systems in developing economies. We show that these novel benefits...
We study the extension of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to groups of workers typically excluded from the UI system—new entrants, the self-employed, and gig workers—implemented as part of the United States policy response to the 2020 COVID-19 crisis. Although enacted...
Why do so many students leave college before completing their degree, and how can we help them return? Lesley Turner, Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, discusses results from a mentoring experiment aimed at boosting undergraduate re-enrollment. Then, she examines the ripple effects of federal policies on graduate student lending, exploring their impact on access, degree attainment, and tuition prices.
The Graduation Part II: Graduate School Graduation Rates
Jeffrey T. Denning and Lesley J. Turner
Graduation rates from graduate programs increased from 58% for students entering in 2003-04 to 68% for students entering in 2012-13, with substantial variation across fields of study and institutions.
Topics:
Higher Education & Workforce Training
Podcast Jul 23, 2024
What Went Wrong With Federal Student Loans?
The United States is in the midst of a student loan crisis, with over 45 million borrowers owing more than $1.6 trillion in federal dollars. On this episode of The Pie, Constantine Yannelis, Associate Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth, argues that...
Topics:
Higher Education & Workforce Training
Research Briefs·Jun 4, 2024
What Went Wrong with Federal Student Loans?
Constantine Yannelis and Adam Looney
The increase in aggregate student debt and the struggles of today’s borrowers can be traced to changes in federal policies intended to broaden access to educational opportunities, which increased enrollment and borrowing in higher-risk circumstances.
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.
Ozan Candogan, Michael D. König, Kieran Marray, and Frank W. Takes
We study disease spread on a social network where individuals adjust contacts to avoid infection. Susceptible individuals rewire links from infectious individuals to other susceptibles, reducing infections and causing the disease to only become endemic at higher infection rates. We...
Because neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) afflict the world’s poorest people and can cause decades-long health problems, combating them could reduce inequality, the intergenerational transmission of poverty, and burdens on healthcare systems in developing economies. We show that these novel benefits...
We study the extension of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to groups of workers typically excluded from the UI system—new entrants, the self-employed, and gig workers—implemented as part of the United States policy response to the 2020 COVID-19 crisis. Although enacted...
