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October 21, 2025

October 17, 2025

BFI’s Pre-Doctoral Research in Economics Program (PREP) demonstrated exceptional placement success this application season, sending 33 research professionals to some of the nation’s most prestigious PhD programs. The cohort’s impressive results include nine fellows heading to University of Chicago, four...

August 15, 2025

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...

Anthropic is collaborating with the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) to study AI’s impact on labor markets and the economy. Through this research-focused partnership, for the 2025-2026 Academic Year Anthropic will provide: Claude for Enterprise Pro...

Financial Times; Ufuk Akcigit

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce that Chad Syverson, the George C. Tiao Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, has been appointed...

Chicago Tribune; Harold Pollack

The Washington Post; Eyal Frank