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The Expanding Diversity in Economics (EDE) Summer Institute is a rigorous, three-week program designed to encourage students early in their college careers, especially those from groups traditionally under-represented in economics, to pursue majors and graduate study in economics or related...

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at The University of Chicago (BFI) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Saieh Family Fellows in Economics. The Saieh Fellows Program provides funding and support for early-career scholars who have recently...

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) at UChicago is pleased to announce Chang-Tai Hsieh, the Phyllis and Irwin Winkelried Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at Chicago Booth, as the new director of BFI-China. Hsieh replaces Zhiguo He, BFI-China founding director,...

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The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) is launching the Socioeconomic Inequalities Initiative to support and promote inquiry that will enhance fundamental knowledge of inequalities across socioeconomic groups. The Socioeconomic Inequalities Initiative will support the research of UChicago scholars who...