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Press Release·Oct 10, 2024

The Universidad Andrés Bello and Becker Friedman Institute Latin America Award Nine Grants to Promote Innovative Research on Latin America

Santiago, Chile and Chicago, Illinois, October 10, 2024 – The Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB) and the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Latin America (BFI-LATAM) at the University of Chicago are pleased to announce the award of nine new grants supporting...
Press Release·Mar 18, 2024

Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago and the Hutchins Center at Brookings Announce 2024 Cohort for the Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) at The University of Chicago, in collaboration with the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution are pleased to announce the 2024 cohort of the Expanding Diversity in Economics...
Press Release·Dec 2, 2023

Innovation Commission Recommends Scaling Innovations in Agriculture to Improve Food Security and Fight Climate Change

Dubai, December 2, 2023 – Michael Kremer, 2019 economics Nobel laureate, joined Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment and COP28 Food Systems Lead, and Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, during...
Topics: Development Economics
Press Release·Oct 17, 2023

Innovation Commission promotes improved weather forecasts for farmers during COP28 Reception on World Food Day

ROME, October 17, 2023 – On World Food Day, the Innovation Commission called for investments to procure and deliver improved weather forecasts to farmers during a COP28 reception hosted by the UAE Embassy in Rome. As the climate changes, farmers’...
Topics: Development Economics
Press Release·May 10, 2023

Development Innovation Lab at UChicago Launches Innovation Commission for Climate <br>Chang​​e, Food Security and Agriculture

CHICAGO & WASHINGTON, DC, May 10, 2023 – The Development Innovation Lab at University of Chicago is pleased to announce the launch of a new Innovation Commission for Climate Change, Food Security and Agriculture. Michael Kremer, University Professor in Economics...
Press Release·May 8, 2023

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago and Insper Announce New Research Collaboration

Read in Portuguese     Read in Spanish Chicago and São Paulo – The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) at The University of Chicago and Insper in São Paulo today announced a comprehensive, multi-year research collaboration aimed at producing new...
Press Release·Apr 19, 2023

Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago and the Hutchins Center at Brookings Announce 2023 Cohort for the Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) at the University of Chicago and the Hutchins Center for Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution are pleased to announce the 2023 cohort of the Expanding Diversity in Economics (EDE) Summer...
Press Release·Feb 3, 2023

Development Innovation Lab Announces Partnership with the Department  of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India

Chicago/Delhi – The Development Innovation Lab (DIL) at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce a partnership with the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. “The partnership...
Topics: Development Economics
Press Release·Jun 23, 2022

BFI Announces 11 New Research Grants Funded by $1M Peter G. Peterson Foundation Pandemic Response Policy Research Fund

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago (BFI) is announcing 11 new research projects on the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and actionable policy solutions for lawmakers to consider going forward. This work is being...
Press Release·May 12, 2022

Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago Announces Cohort for 2022 Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute

The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the 2022 cohort of the Expanding Diversity in Economics (EDE) Summer Institute, which will be held June 6 – 26. The EDE Summer Institute...